ArticleeLife2025
Magnetotactic bacteria optimally navigate natural pore networks.
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- Spatiotemporal Distribution ofBiology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Magnetotactic bacteria swim along geomagnetic field lines to navigate the pore spaces of water-saturated sediment. To understand the physical basis for efficient navigation in confined geometries, we observe the motion of multicellular magnetotactic bacteria through an artificial pore space under an applied magnetic field. Magnetotaxis is fastest when bacteria swim a distance that is of order the pore size in the time required to align with the applied field. A model-in which bacteria deterministically align with the magnetic field and randomly scatter off boundaries-predicts the observed non-monotonic relationship between the drift velocity and applied magnetic field and the value of the maximum drift velocity. A comparison of the reported values of the magnetic moments, swimming speeds, and hydrodynamic mobilities across diverse magnetotactic bacteria reveals that these variables covary such that the average speed of magnetotaxis of each species is close to optimal for its natural environment.
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