Ingmar H. Riedel-Kruse

Nov 1, 2024 | nature.com | Xiaofan Jin |Ingmar H. Riedel-Kruse

AbstractSpatial organization of microbes in biofilms enables crucial community function such as division of labor. However, quantitative understanding of such emergent community properties remains limited due to a scarcity of tools for patterning heterogeneous biofilms.

Dec 21, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Ingmar H. Riedel-Kruse

AbstractMicroorganisms have evolved various sensor-actuator circuits to respond to environmental stimuli. However, how a given circuit can select efficiently between positive vs. negative taxis under desired vs. undesired stimuli is poorly understood. Here, we investigate how the cellular mechanism by which the chiral microswimmer Euglena gracilis can select between positive vs. negative phototaxis under low vs. high light intensity conditions, respectively.