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Myxobacteria

Myxobacteria are soil-living bacteria that can glide on 2D surfaces using different movement mechanisms. In different settings they show fascinating collective pattern which include:

  • Clustering
  • Wave formation
Waves and Aggregates in Myxobacteria

myxos Collaboration with the groups of
    Christian Schmeiser, University of Vienna
    Pierre Degond, Imperial College London

Questions of Interest
    What interaction mechanisms are necessary or     sufficient to create waves and aggregations?
    Can the movement be described adequately on a macroscopic level?
    In what regimes do waves and aggregated form? How can the phase transitions be characterized?

Mathematical Methods
  •  Particle models, mean field models and macroscopic models
  •  Use of Generalized Collision Invariant to derive the macroscopic equations
  •  Stochastic simulations
  •  Boltzmann type interaction rules

Related publications can be found on the publication page.

A comparison between two different modeling strategies can be found here:
Myxobacteria - To Collide or Not To Collide
Myxobacteria - To Collide or Not To Collide