Cell-scale confinement reorders bacterial speed rankings
Yoshiki Y Shimada, Naoki A Uemura, Aoba Yoshioka, Daisuke Nakane, Tetsuo Kan
The paper shows that bacterial swimming speed rankings change in confined spaces, with some species maintaining high speeds in narrow channels while others slow down.
bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology