Active control of surface immobilization in the foraging behavior of Paramecium
Ali Hosseini, Wilder Boyden, Célia Fosse, Marcel Stimberg, Robert D Guy, Romain Brette
Paramecium tetraurelia alternates fast swimming with minutes-long surface immobilization when bacteria are present; stops require calcium influx and come from halting locomotor cilia while oral cilia keep beating.
bioRxiv · Sep 21, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology✦ In-depth digest