COOPERATIVE FORMATION OF CHIRAL PATTERNS DURING GROWTH OF BACTERIAL COLONIES

Authors
BENJACOB E COHEN I SHOCHET O TENENBAUM A
Citation
E. Benjacob et al., COOPERATIVE FORMATION OF CHIRAL PATTERNS DURING GROWTH OF BACTERIAL COLONIES, Physical review letters, 75(15), 1995, pp. 2899-2902
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319007
Volume
75
Issue
15
Year of publication
1995
Pages
2899 - 2902
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(1995)75:15<2899:CFOCPD>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Bacterial colonies can develop chiral morphology in which the colony c onsists of twisted branches, all with the same handedness. Microscopic observations of the chiral growth are presented. We propose that the observed (macroscopic) chirality results from the microscopic chiralit y of the flagella (via handedness in tumbling) together with orientati on interaction between the bacteria. The above assumptions are tested using a generalized version of the communicating walkers model.