Haloarchaea swim slowly for optimal chemotactic efficiency in low nutrient environments
oleh: Katie L. Thornton, Jaimi K. Butler, Seth J. Davis, Bonnie K. Baxter, Laurence G. Wilson
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | Nature Portfolio 2020-09-01 |
Deskripsi
Brownian motion places the ultimate limit on microorganisms’ ability to navigate. Thornton et al. show that Haloarchaea have a strategy of slow swimming and infrequent reorientation that exploits the randomising nature of Brownian motion to achieve optimal chemotaxis at the thermodynamic limit.