Weak synchronization and large-scale collective oscillation in dense bacterial suspensions

Chong Chen, Song Liu, Xia-qing Shi (), Hugues Chaté () and Yilin Wu ()
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Chong Chen: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Song Liu: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Xia-qing Shi: Center for Soft Condensed Matter Physics and Interdisciplinary Research, Soochow University
Hugues Chaté: Service de Physique de l’Etat Condensé, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay
Yilin Wu: The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Nature, 2017, vol. 542, issue 7640, 210-214

Abstract: Cells in dense bacterial suspensions can self-organize into highly robust collective oscillatory motion, while individual cells move in an erratic manner; their interaction is modelled to reveal a weak synchronization mechanism.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/nature20817

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