National Academy of Sciences
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 2, January 2025.
SignificanceMicroscale interactions between bacteria and phytoplankton impact nutrient cycling in the ocean. Chemotaxis can aid bacteria in navigating the gradients of chemicals exuded by phytoplankton cells, yet these gradients can often be noisy…
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Slower swimming promotes chemotactic encounters between bacteria and small phytoplankton
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 2, January 2025. SignificanceMicroscale interactions between bacteria and phytoplankton impact nutrient cycling in the ocean. Chemotaxis can aid bacteria in navigating the gradients of chemicals exuded by phytoplankton cells, yet these gradients can often be noisy…