Haloarchaea swim slowly for optimal chemotactic efficiency in low nutrient environments
Brownian motion places the ultimate limit on microorganisms’ ability to navigate. Thornton et al. show that Haloarchaea have a strategy of slow swimming and infrequent reorientation that exploits the randomising nature of Brownian motion to achieve optimal chemotaxis at the thermodynamic limit.
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| Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2020
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/3d8b79cf0b8f45009cda17e5e22ae200 |
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| Summary: | Brownian motion places the ultimate limit on microorganisms’ ability to navigate. Thornton et al. show that Haloarchaea have a strategy of slow swimming and infrequent reorientation that exploits the randomising nature of Brownian motion to achieve optimal chemotaxis at the thermodynamic limit. |
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