BiophysicsbioRxivPreprint
Advect, retain, sense: cilia-driven vortices deliver symbiont bacteria and flowborne cues to a mucociliary olfactory organ
Giancarlo Porcella, Janna C. Nawroth
This study identifies the olfactory organ in bobtail squid as a site for detecting and retaining symbiotic bacteria through cilia-driven vortices, distinct from the light organ.
DOI 10.64898/2026.10.26.761908