MicrobiologyBMC MicrobiologyPeer-reviewed
Directional Matching of Swimming Polarity Provides a Competitive Advantage During Bacterial Magneto-Aerotaxis
Carina Weigel, Daniel Pfeiffer
This study shows that matching swimming polarity with the magnetic field improves aerotactic band formation in oxygen gradients for magnetotactic bacteria.
DOI 10.1186/s12866-026-05067-8