2 papers
physics.bio-ph2026
Multiflagellarity facilitates bacterial upstream motility
Ran Tao, Nathaniel C. Esteves, Wanho Lee +8
Upstream swimming drives bacterial spreading and surface colonization. Many pathogens encounter fluid flows as they infect the intestines, lungs, and urinary tract, so how bacteria…
physics.bio-ph2026
Elongation suppresses rheotaxis and enables microfluidic enrichment of \b{eta}-lactam-resistant bacteria
Ran Tao, Nathaniel C. Esteves, Jay Zhu +1
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) complicates the treatment of diseases including lung and urinary tract infections (UTIs), which are among the most common bacterial infections worldw…