Increased flagellation enhances bacterial migration against and across flow
Rheotaxis enables bacteria to swim against fluid flow, influencing their dispersal and colonization of surfaces. Although flagella generate the propulsion required for swimming, whether having more flagella improves rheotaxis remains unclear. Here, we varied flagellation using an Escherichia coli strain with tunable flagellar expression and tracked near-surface swimming under controlled…
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