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Accumulation of microswimmers near a surface mediated by collision and rotational Brownian motion by Li, Guanglai, Tang, Jay X

“…In this Letter we propose a kinematic model to explain how collisions with a surface and rotational Brownian motion give rise to accumulation of microswimmers…”
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Molecular Adsorption Steers Bacterial Swimming at the Air/Water Interface by Morse, Michael, Huang, Athena, Li, Guanglai, Maxey, Martin R., Tang, Jay X.

“…Microbes inhabiting Earth have adapted to diverse environments of water, air, soil, and often at the interfaces of multiple media. In this study, we focus on…”
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Rapid growth rate of Enterobacter sp. SM3 determined using several methods by Pollack-Milgate, Sophie, Saitia, Sanchi, Tang, Jay X

“…Bacterial growth rate, commonly reported in terms of doubling time, is frequently determined by one of two techniques: either by measuring optical absorption…”
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Influence of Physical Effects on the Swarming Motility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Yang, Alexander, Tang, Wai Shing, Si, Tieyan, Tang, Jay X.

“…Many species of bacteria can spread over a moist surface via a particular form of collective motion known as “surface swarming”. This form of motility is…”
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Stiff filamentous virus translocations through solid-state nanopores by McMullen, Angus, de Haan, Hendrick W., Tang, Jay X., Stein, Derek

“…The ionic conductance through a nanometer-sized pore in a membrane changes when a biopolymer slides through it, making nanopores sensitive to single molecules…”
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Helical motion of the cell body enhances Caulobacter crescentus motility by Liu, Bin, Gulino, Marco, Morse, Michael, Tang, Jay X., Powers, Thomas R., Breuer, Kenneth S.

“…We resolve the 3D trajectory and the orientation of individual cells for extended times, using a digital tracking technique combined with 3D reconstructions…”
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An expanding bacterial colony forms a depletion zone with growing droplets by Ma, Hui, Bell, Jordan, Chen, Weijie, Mani, Sridhar, Tang, Jay X

“…Many species of bacteria have developed effective means to spread on solid surfaces. This study focuses on the expansion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa on an agar…”
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Amplified effect of Brownian motion in bacterial near-surface swimming by Li, Guanglai, Tam, Lick-Kong, Tang, Jay X

“…Brownian motion influences bacterial swimming by randomizing displacement and direction. Here, we report that the influence of Brownian motion is amplified…”
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Run-and-tumble kinematics of Enterobacter Sp. SM3 by Johnson, Silverio, Freedman, Brian, Tang, Jay X

“…The recent discovery of the peritrichous, swarm-competent bacterium Enterobacter sp. SM3 has offered a new opportunity to investigate the connection between…”
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Orbiting of Flagellated Bacteria within a Thin Fluid Film around Micrometer-Sized Particles by Araujo, George, Chen, Weijie, Mani, Sridhar, Tang, Jay X.

“…Bacterial motility under confinement is relevant to both environmental control and the spread of infection. Here, we report observations on Escherichia coli,…”
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An Inexpensive Imaging Platform to Record and Quantitate Bacterial Swarming by Chen, Weijie, Mani, Sridhar, Tang, Jay X

“…Bacterial swarming refers to a rapid spread, with coordinated motion, of flagellated bacteria on a semi-solid surface (Harshey, 2003). There has been extensive…”
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Nanopore Measurements of Filamentous Viruses Reveal a Sub-nanometer-Scale Stagnant Fluid Layer by McMullen, Angus J, Tang, Jay X, Stein, Derek

“…We report measurements and analyses of nanopore translocations by fd and M13, two related strains of filamentous virus that are identical except for their…”
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The Aerotactic Response of Caulobacter crescentus by Morse, Michael, Colin, Remy, Wilson, Laurence G., Tang, Jay X.

“…Many motile microorganisms are able to detect chemical gradients in their surroundings to bias their motion toward more favorable conditions. In this study, we…”
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Accumulation of swimming bacteria near a solid surface by Li, Guanglai, Bensson, James, Nisimova, Liana, Munger, Daniel, Mahautmr, Panrapee, Tang, Jay X, Maxey, Martin R, Brun, Yves V

“…We measured the distribution of a forward swimming strain of Caulobacter crescentus near a surface using a three-dimensional tracking technique based on dark…”
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Nonlinear Elasticity of Stiff Filament Networks: Strain Stiffening, Negative Normal Stress, and Filament Alignment in Fibrin Gels by Kang, Hyeran, Wen, Qi, Janmey, Paul A, Tang, Jay X, Conti, Enrico, MacKintosh, Fred C

“…Many biomaterials formed by cross-linked semiflexible or rigid filaments exhibit nonlinear rheology in the form of strain-stiffening and negative normal stress…”
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Neutrophil morphology and migration are affected by substrate elasticity by Oakes, Patrick W., Patel, Dipan C., Morin, Nicole A., Zitterbart, Daniel P., Fabry, Ben, Reichner, Jonathan S., Tang, Jay X.

“…To reach sites of inflammation, neutrophils execute a series of adhesion and migration events that include transmigration through the vascular endothelium and…”
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Describing directional cell migration with a characteristic directionality time by Loosley, Alex J, O'Brien, Xian M, Reichner, Jonathan S, Tang, Jay X

“…Many cell types can bias their direction of locomotion by coupling to external cues. Characteristics such as how fast a cell migrates and the directedness of…”
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Confinement discerns swarmers from planktonic bacteria by Chen, Weijie, Mani, Neha, Karani, Hamid, Li, Hao, Mani, Sridhar, Tang, Jay X

“…Powered by flagella, many bacterial species exhibit collective motion on a solid surface commonly known as swarming. As a natural example of active matter,…”
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Osmotic Pressure in a Bacterial Swarm by Ping, Liyan, Wu, Yilin, Hosu, Basarab G., Tang, Jay X., Berg, Howard C.

“…Using Escherichia coli as a model organism, we studied how water is recruited by a bacterial swarm. A previous analysis of trajectories of small air bubbles…”
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Surface contact stimulates the just-in-time deployment of bacterial adhesins by Li, Guanglai, Brown, Pamela J. B., Tang, Jay X., Xu, Jing, Quardokus, Ellen M., Fuqua, Clay, Brun, Yves V.

“…Summary The attachment of bacteria to surfaces provides advantages such as increasing nutrient access and resistance to environmental stress. Attachment begins…”
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