The bank of swimming organisms at the micron scale (BOSO-Micro)

Unicellular microscopic organisms living in aqueous environments outnumber all other creatures on Earth. A large proportion of them are able to self-propel in fluids with a vast diversity of swimming gaits and motility patterns. In this paper we present a biophysical survey of the available experime...

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Main Authors: Marcos F. Velho Rodrigues, Maciej Lisicki, Eric Lauga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8191957/?tool=EBI
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spelling doaj-743b946689cb4d8083d5bb61de48e4182021-06-13T04:30:37ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032021-01-01166The bank of swimming organisms at the micron scale (BOSO-Micro)Marcos F. Velho RodriguesMaciej LisickiEric LaugaUnicellular microscopic organisms living in aqueous environments outnumber all other creatures on Earth. A large proportion of them are able to self-propel in fluids with a vast diversity of swimming gaits and motility patterns. In this paper we present a biophysical survey of the available experimental data produced to date on the characteristics of motile behaviour in unicellular microswimmers. We assemble from the available literature empirical data on the motility of four broad categories of organisms: bacteria (and archaea), flagellated eukaryotes, spermatozoa and ciliates. Whenever possible, we gather the following biological, morphological, kinematic and dynamical parameters: species, geometry and size of the organisms, swimming speeds, actuation frequencies, actuation amplitudes, number of flagella and properties of the surrounding fluid. We then organise the data using the established fluid mechanics principles for propulsion at low Reynolds number. Specifically, we use theoretical biophysical models for the locomotion of cells within the same taxonomic groups of organisms as a means of rationalising the raw material we have assembled, while demonstrating the variability for organisms of different species within the same group. The material gathered in our work is an attempt to summarise the available experimental data in the field, providing a convenient and practical reference point for future studies.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8191957/?tool=EBI
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The bank of swimming organisms at the micron scale (BOSO-Micro)
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Maciej Lisicki
Eric Lauga
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title The bank of swimming organisms at the micron scale (BOSO-Micro)
title_short The bank of swimming organisms at the micron scale (BOSO-Micro)
title_full The bank of swimming organisms at the micron scale (BOSO-Micro)
title_fullStr The bank of swimming organisms at the micron scale (BOSO-Micro)
title_full_unstemmed The bank of swimming organisms at the micron scale (BOSO-Micro)
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publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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publishDate 2021-01-01
description Unicellular microscopic organisms living in aqueous environments outnumber all other creatures on Earth. A large proportion of them are able to self-propel in fluids with a vast diversity of swimming gaits and motility patterns. In this paper we present a biophysical survey of the available experimental data produced to date on the characteristics of motile behaviour in unicellular microswimmers. We assemble from the available literature empirical data on the motility of four broad categories of organisms: bacteria (and archaea), flagellated eukaryotes, spermatozoa and ciliates. Whenever possible, we gather the following biological, morphological, kinematic and dynamical parameters: species, geometry and size of the organisms, swimming speeds, actuation frequencies, actuation amplitudes, number of flagella and properties of the surrounding fluid. We then organise the data using the established fluid mechanics principles for propulsion at low Reynolds number. Specifically, we use theoretical biophysical models for the locomotion of cells within the same taxonomic groups of organisms as a means of rationalising the raw material we have assembled, while demonstrating the variability for organisms of different species within the same group. The material gathered in our work is an attempt to summarise the available experimental data in the field, providing a convenient and practical reference point for future studies.
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8191957/?tool=EBI
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