Saturday 28 October 2017

soft matter - What happens when a bacteria tumble? Is it an active or a passive process?




I was wondering what actually happens during the tumbling process of a "run and tumble" process. When the bacteria stops to tumble and reorient itself, is that an active process, or is the reorientation due to thermal rotationnal diffusion?


Cheers,


Nico




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