A Sensory Pathway that Controls Bacterial Zorbing
Jitendrapuri Gosai, Arad Arasteh, Emma C. Henderson, Zhihan Yang, R Bhola, Natalie Zeytuni, Sandeep Choubey, Abhishek Shrivastava
The paper identifies a sensory pathway in Flavobacterium johnsoniae that controls the transition between swarming and zorbing, linking environmental sensing to collective behavior and spatial organization.
bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology