{
  "id": 5398498,
  "title": "Motile bacteria collectively transport soil water during host colonisation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/motile-bacteria-collectively-transport-soil-water-during-host",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.02.748768v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nutrient availability in soil is temporally and spatially heterogeneous, and, as a result, microbial migration is critical for many species. The nature of microbial movement in soil, however, is unknown due to a lack of observations and experimental data. We developed live-imaging and image-analysis techniques to track the movement of single cells through soil to elucidate how Bacillus subtilis…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}