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Bacteria spiral into control

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Spiral waves of cell density can form and propagate through bacterial biofilms. These waves are formed by a self-organization process that coordinates pulling forces between neighbouring cells.

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Fig. 1: Formation of spiral waves of bacterial cell density.

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  1. Department of Environmental Systems Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland

    Guram Gogia

  2. Department of Environmental Microbiology, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), Dübendorf, Switzerland

    Guram Gogia & David R. Johnson

  3. Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

    David R. Johnson

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