Schematic of lane-like patterns forming (IMAGE)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University

Schematic of lane-like patterns forming

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Researchers found that when constrained in small places, the rod-shaped E. coli forms distinctive lane-like patterns.

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OIST

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