Flagella bending affects macroscopic properties of bacterial suspensions

Potomkin, M.; Tournus, M.; Berlyand, L. V.; Aranson, I. S.

doi:10.1098/rsif.2016.1031

Flagella bending affects macroscopic properties of bacterial suspensions

Journal Article · Mon May 01 04:00:00 EDT 2017 · Interface

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2016.1031· OSTI ID:1366714

Potomkin, M.; Tournus, M.; Berlyand, L. V.;

To survive in harsh conditions, motile bacteria swim in complex environments and respond to the surrounding flow. Here, we develop a mathematical model describing how flagella bending affects macroscopic properties of bacterial suspensions. First, we show how the flagella bending contributes to the decrease in the effective viscosity observed in dilute suspension. Our results do not impose tumbling (random reorientation) as was previously done to explain the viscosity reduction. Second, we demonstrate how a bacterium escapes from wall entrapment due to the self-induced buckling of flagella. Our results shed light on the role of flexible bacterial flagella in interactions of bacteria with shear flow and walls or obstacles.

Research Organization:: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1366714

Journal Information:: Interface, Journal Name: Interface Journal Issue: 130 Vol. 14; ISSN 1742-5689

Publisher:: The Royal Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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