How bacterial chemotaxis is performed is much better understood than why. Traditionally,
chemotaxis has been understood as a foraging strategy by which bacteria enhance their …

Most swimming bacteria are capable of following gradients of nutrients, signaling molecules
and other environmental factors that affect bacterial physiology. This tactic behavior became …

The fascinating patterns of collective motion created by autonomously driven particles have
fuelled active-matter research for over two decades. So far, theoretical active-matter …

Timely adaptation to nutrient downshift is crucial for bacteria to maintain fitness during feast
and famine cycle in the natural niche. However, the molecular mechanism that ensures the …

Cells are the basic units of all living matter which harness the flow of energy to drive the
processes of life. While the biochemical networks involved in energy transduction are well …

Bacteria communicate and coordinate their behaviour at the intra-and interspecies levels by
producing and sensing diverse extracellular small molecules called autoinducers …

Organisms acquire and use information from their environment to guide their behaviour.
However, it is unclear whether this information quantitatively limits their performance at …

Behaviours such as chemotaxis can facilitate metabolic exchanges between phytoplankton
and heterotrophic bacteria, which ultimately regulate oceanic productivity and …

Biological tissues, sediments, or engineered systems are spatially structured media with a
tortuous and porous structure that host the flow of fluids. Such complex environments can …

Highlights•Bacterial growth rate impacts on the expression of chemotaxis genes.•Most
chemoeffectors are of metabolic value.•Metabolic value of chemoeffectors has shaped their …