Скачать или смотреть V-045: Pattern Formation in Bioconvection of Thiovulum in a Hele-Shaw Chamber

Pattern Formation in Bioconvection of Thiovulum in a Hele-Shaw Chamber

Trey Johnson, University of California, Santa Barbara
George Schaible, University of California, Santa Barbara
Yujia Qi, University of California, Santa Barbara
Fridtjof Brauns, University of California, Santa Barbara
Alexander Cohen, MIT
Jean-Marie Volland, University of California, Santa Barbara
Ousmane Kodio, University of California, Santa Barbara

We study the bioconvection of a colony of Thiovulum bacteria in a Hele-Shaw chamber. Starting from a homogeneous distribution, these bacteria spontaneously develop striking patterns in a form of plumes. In addition, they exhibit active convection-like dynamics.

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