Most swimming bacteria are capable of following gradients of nutrients, signaling molecules
and other environmental factors that affect bacterial physiology. This tactic behavior became …

By controlling nutrient cycling and biomass production at the base of the food web,
interactions between phytoplankton and bacteria represent a fundamental ecological …

The capacity of planktonic marine microorganisms to actively seek out and exploit
microscale chemical hotspots has been widely theorized to affect ocean-basin scale …

Bacteria can exploit mechanics to display remarkable plasticity in response to locally
changing physical and chemical conditions. Compliant structures play a notable role in their …

Many symbiotic relationships rely on the acquisition of microbial partners from the
environment. However, the mechanisms by which microbial symbionts find and colonize …

A huge number of bacterial species are motile by flagella, which allow them to actively move
toward favorable environments and away from hazardous areas and to conquer new …

The third edition of this bestselling text has been rigorously updated to reflect major new
discoveries and concepts since 2011, especially progress due to extensive application of …

Microorganisms often live in habitats characterized by fluid flow, from lakes and oceans to
soil and the human body. Bacteria and plankton experience a broad range of flows, from the …

Microbes encompass tremendous biodiversity, provide support to all living forms, including
humans, and play an important role in many ecosystem services. The rules that govern …

It is commonly thought that when multiple carbon sources are available, bacteria metabolize
them either sequentially (diauxic growth) or simultaneously (co-utilization). However, this …