Bacterial rheotaxis

• Main Authors: Marcos., Stocker, Roman., Fu, Henry C., Powers, Thomas R.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/85681; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/12312
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The motility of organisms is often directed in response to environmental stimuli. Rheotaxis is the directed movement resulting from fluid velocity gradients, long studied in fish, aquatic invertebrates, and spermatozoa. Using carefully controlled microfluidic flows, we show that rheotaxis also occur...