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Aaron R. Bourque

Princeton University

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Active surface waves drive rippling in Myxococcus xanthus colonies

Aaron R. Bourque, Peter A. E. Hampshire, Ricard Alert, Joshua W. Shaevitz

The paper investigates rippling in Myxococcus xanthus colonies and finds that surface waves, not synchronized cell motility, drive the phenomenon, supported by physical modeling and experimental verification.

bioRxiv · Nov 28, 2025 · PreprintBiophysics