How bacteria organize themselves to 'hitchhike' across large distances

While scientists have studied how bacteria move toward food using a chemical radar known as chemotaxis, they have only ...
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Studies uncover two novel, critical strategies for bacterial surface movement

New studies from Arizona State University reveal surprising ways bacteria can move without their flagella - the slender, whip-like propellers that usually drive them forward. Movement lets bacteria ...
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When Individual Bacteria Move More Slowly, the Group Moves Faster

Scientists have found that bacterial groups spread more rapidly over surfaces when the individuals inside them move slowly, a discovery that may shed light on how bacteria spread within the body ...
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Bacteria use sugar-fueled currents and molecular gearboxes to move without flagella

New studies from Arizona State University reveal surprising ways bacteria can move without their flagella—the slender, whip-like propellers that usually drive them forward. Subscribe to our newsletter ...
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Same moves, different terrain: How bacteria navigate complex environments without changing their playbook

In the classic “run-and-tumble” movement pattern, bacteria swim forward (“run”) in one direction and then stop to rotate and reorient themselves in a new direction (“tumble”). During experiments where ...
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Proof positive: Protons move along filamentous bacteria

The bacteria of the family Desulfobulbaceae are like living electric cables—they can conduct electrons over centimeter-scale distances along their filamentous structures. These electric currents can ...

World Food Safety Day 2026: Doctor Explains Why Food Poisoning Increases During Summer And Monsoon

During summer, rising temperatures help bacteria, viruses and other microscopic lifeforms move faster, in a way that ...