ArticleFrontiers in microbiology2023
Motile bacteria leverage bioconvection for eco-physiological benefits in a natural aquatic environment.
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- Controlling the Collective Transport of Large Passive Particles With Suspensions of Microorganisms.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Article
- Genomics, transcriptomics, and laboratory experiments link bioconvection to nitrogen fixation.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Bacterial Adhesion on Soft Surfaces: The Dual Role of Substrate Stiffness and Bacterial Growth Stage.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- Self-organization of active plume lattice in bacterial bioconvection.Quantitative biology (Beijing, China) · 2025Article
- Dynamically induced spatial segregation in multispecies bacterial bioconvection.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Physically stable yet biologically sensitive: multiyear ecological dynamics of anoxygenic phototrophs in stably redox-stratified Lake Cadagno.Aquatic sciences · 2025Article
- Synergistic phenotypic adaptations of motile purple sulphur bacteria Chromatium okenii during lake-to-laboratory domestication.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Bioconvection, a phenomenon characterized by the collective upward swimming of motile microorganisms, has mainly been investigated within controlled laboratory settings, leaving a knowledge gap regarding its ecological implications in natural aquatic environments. This study aims to address this question by investigating the influence of bioconvection on the eco-physiology of the anoxygenic phototrophic sulfur bacteria community of meromictic Lake Cadagno. Methods: Here we comprehensively explore its effects by comparing the physicochemical profiles of the water column and the physiological traits of the main populations of the bacterial layer (BL). The search for eco-physiological effects of bioconvection involved a comparative analysis between two time points during the warm season, one featuring bioconvection (July) and the other without it (September). Results: A prominent distinction in the physicochemical profiles of the water column centers on light availability, which is significantly higher in July. This minimum threshold of light intensity is essential for sustaining the physiological CO Conclusion: The findings underscore the influence of bioconvection on the physiology of
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