Pattern formation in E. coli through negative chemotaxis: Instability, condensation, and merging

Motile bacteria can migrate along chemical gradients in a process known as chemotaxis. When exposed to uniform environmental stress, Escherichia coli cells coordinate their chemotactic responses to form millimeter-sized condensates containing hundreds of thousands of motile cells. In this study, we...

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Main Authors: Nir Livne, Ady Vaknin, Oded Agam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2025-04-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.7.023095
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