All bacterial swarming articles
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NewsStudy reveals how bacteria use snot to swarm and spread infection
New research shows how thicker mucus supercharges bacteria’s ability to self-organize into swarms to spread infection.
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NewsSophisticated swarming: bacteria support each other across generations
When bacteria build communities, they cooperate and share nutrients across generations. Researchers have demonstrated this for the first time using a newly developed method that enables the tracking of gene expression.
