Biophysical principles of microbial interactions
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Cambridge
Department Name: Physics
Abstract
This project concerns the biophysics of interactions between soil bacteria and their symbiotic partners, plant roots and soil algae.
The research will study the migration of chemotactic bacteria to symbiotic partners in porous media and flowing environments within photobioreactors.
This behaviour will be quantified experimentally, and modelled theoretically and computationally. The research will elucidate the role of chemotactic
swimming and fluid flow in establishing and maintaining microbial symbioses, which is important for the improvement of agricultural and environmental biotechnologies.
The research will study the migration of chemotactic bacteria to symbiotic partners in porous media and flowing environments within photobioreactors.
This behaviour will be quantified experimentally, and modelled theoretically and computationally. The research will elucidate the role of chemotactic
swimming and fluid flow in establishing and maintaining microbial symbioses, which is important for the improvement of agricultural and environmental biotechnologies.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Theresa Jakuszeit (Student) |
Publications
Croze O
(2019)
Helical and oscillatory microswimmer motility statistics from differential dynamic microscopy
in New Journal of Physics
Jakuszeit T
(2021)
Migration and accumulation of bacteria with chemotaxis and chemokinesis.
in The European physical journal. E, Soft matter
Jakuszeit T
(2020)
Transport of active particles in complex environments
Jakuszeit T
(2019)
Diffusion of active particles in a complex environment: Role of surface scattering
in Physical Review E
Studentship Projects
| Project Reference | Relationship | Related To | Start | End | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP/N509620/1 | 30/09/2016 | 29/09/2022 | |||
| 1805370 | Studentship | EP/N509620/1 | 30/09/2016 | 29/09/2020 | Theresa Jakuszeit |