New studies from Arizona State University reveal surprising ways bacteria can move without their flagella - the slender, whip ...

A collaborative team of physicists and microbiologists from UNIST and Stanford University has, for the first time, uncovered ...

This Collection supports and amplifies research related to SDG 2, SDG 3, SDG 6, SDG 13, SDG 14, and SDG 15. The study of bacterial systems through the lens of physics is a rapidly evolving field that ...

AbstractWe study the partitioning of motile bacteria in an aqueous two-phase mixture of dextran (DEX) and polyethylene glycol (PEG), which can phase ...

Swarming is one of the principal forms of bacterial motility facilitated by flagella and surfactants. It plays a distinctive role in both disease and healing. For example, in urinary tract infections ...

Researchershave discovered that E. coli bacteria can synchronize their movements, creating order in seemingly random biological systems. By trapping individual bacteria in micro-engineered circular ...

Previous studies argued that bacterial cells are too small to directly sense differences in chemical concentration, including chemicals like nutrients and the antibiotics used to treat infections The ...

Professor On Shun Pak has received a research grant from the National Science Foundation to combine fluid dynamics, microbiology, and robotics to investigate how bacteria swim and navigate complex ...

Scientists have discovered two human gut microbes that generate serotonin, revealing how microbial chemistry can shape gut movement and nerve connectivity, and opening new possibilities for treating ...

Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria’s ‘motor,’ preventing it from spreading through the body. The findings could have ...