Physics and physiology determine strategies of bacterial investment in flagellar motility
Irina Lisevich, Rémy Colin, Hao Yuan Yang, Bin Ni, Victor Sourjik
The paper shows that bacterial investment in flagellar motility is constrained by hydrodynamics and fitness costs, with E. coli strains maximizing motility under nutrient-rich conditions.
Nature Communications · Feb 18, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology