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  • Title: Flagella-induced transitions in the collective behavior of confined microswimmers.
    Author: Tsang AC, Kanso E.
    Journal: Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys; 2014 Aug; 90(2):021001. PubMed ID: 25215680.
    Abstract:
    Bacteria are usually studied in free-swimming planktonic state or in sessile biofilm state. However, little is known about intermediate states where variability in the environmental conditions and/or energy supply to the flagellar propulsive system alter flagellar activity. In this Rapid Communication, we propose an idealized physical model to investigate the effects of flagellar activity on the hydrodynamic interactions among a population of microswimmers. We show that decreasing flagellar activity induces a hydrodynamically triggered transition in confined microswimmers from turbulentlike swimming to aggregation and clustering. These results suggest that the interplay between flagellar activity and hydrodynamic interactions provides a physical mechanism for coordinating collective behaviors in confined bacteria, with potentially profound implications on processes such as molecular diffusion and transport of oxygen and nutrients that mediate transitions in the bacteria physiological state.
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