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Collective motion of bacteria in two dimensions

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Abstract

Collective motion can be observed in biological systems over a wide range of length scales, from large animals to bacteria. Collective motion is thought to confer an advantage for defense and adaptation. A central question in the study of biological collective motion is how the traits of individuals give rise to the emergent behavior at population level. This question is relevant to the dynamics of general self-propelled particle systems, biological self-organization, and active fluids. Bacteria provide a tractable system to address this question, because bacteria are simple and their behavior is relatively easy to control. In this mini review we will focus on a special form of bacterial collective motion, i.e., bacterial swarming in two dimensions. We will introduce some organization principles known in bacterial swarming and discuss potential means of controlling its dynamics. The simplicity and controllability of 2D bacterial behavior during swarming would allow experimental examination of theory predictions on general collective motion.

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Wu, Y. Collective motion of bacteria in two dimensions. Quant Biol 3, 199–205 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40484-015-0057-7

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Keywords

  • bacterial swarming
  • biofilm
  • flagellar motility
  • gliding motility
  • biological self-organization
  • emergent behavior