Multispecies Swarming / Trends in Microbiology April 2016 (Vol. 24 Issue 4)

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Channel: Cell Press · 2016 · Science & Technology

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In this video and the accompanying review in Trends in Microbiology, Colin Ingham discusses how multispecies swarms form and their interactions. In particular, how a swarming organism can carry a cargo organism is examined with examples of swarming Paenibacillus vortex, slime molds, and fungal mycelia.   

Check out the paper at: http://www.cell.com/trends/microbiology/fulltext/S0966-842X(15)00299-1

Citation: Ben-Jacob et al. (2016) Multispecies Swarms of Social Microorganisms as Moving Ecosystems. Trends Microbiol. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2015.12.008

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