A transition to stable one-dimensional swimming enhances E. coli motility through narrow channels
Most biological and artificial self-propelled particles tend to be attracted by solid walls on their swimming pathways. Vizsnyiczai et al. show that, unexpectedly, confining E. coli cells inside a channel triggers stable locomotion along the channel axis once the channel is narrower than a critical...
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| Language: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2020
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/6d2b768f8fe64b0aa9d86b6928881b91 |
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| Summary: | Most biological and artificial self-propelled particles tend to be attracted by solid walls on their swimming pathways. Vizsnyiczai et al. show that, unexpectedly, confining E. coli cells inside a channel triggers stable locomotion along the channel axis once the channel is narrower than a critical value. |
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