Hydrodynamic Interaction Enhances Colonization of Sinking Nutrient Sources by Motile Microorganisms
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DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00289
Abstract: In this study, we document hydrodynamics-mediated trapping of microorganisms around a moving spherical nutrient source such as a settling marine snow aggregate. There exists a range of size and excess density of the nutrient source,… read more here.
Keywords: enhances colonization; nutrient source; hydrodynamic interaction; colonization sinking ... See more keywords