Some Bacteria Trigger Swarming Behavior (VIDEO)

University of California - Berkeley

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Choanoflagellates swarm after exposure to the bacterium Vibrio fischeri (right), but not after exposure to the control bacterium Echinicola pacifica (left).

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Arielle Woznica and Nicole King, UC Berkeley

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