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    • The Upper Surface of an Escherichia Coli Swarm Is Stationary 

      Zhang, Rongjing; Turner, Linda; Berg, Howard Curtis (National Academy of Sciences, 2010)
      When grown in a rich medium on agar, many bacteria elongate, produce more flagella, and swim in a thin film of fluid over the agar surface in swirling packs. Cells that spread in this way are said to swarm. The agar is a ...