Collective motion of bacteria promotes soil water transport
Beatriz Meza-Manzaneque, Emma Gómez Peral, Gloria de las Heras, Iker Martín Sánchez, Nicola R. Stanley‐Wall, Benjamín Pérez-Estay, Anke Lindner, Éric Clément, Natalia Elguezábal, Lionel Xavier Dupuy
The paper shows that bacterial motility reduces surface tension in soil, enhancing water infiltration and rewetting.
bioRxiv · Jul 8, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics