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Stephen Bentley, Mohammed Sebaihia, Lisa Crossman. 2005. Enemies within.. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1071
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Amoebic cells are ubiquitous in many species and have been used as model systems to study the eukaryotic cellular locomotion. We construct a model of amoebic cells on two-dimensional grids, which describes sensing, cell status, and locomotion in a unified way. We show that the averaged position of simulated cells is described by a second-order differential equation of motion and that the mechanical pushing at the initial moment boosts the cell movement, which continues after the cell is released from the pushing. These "inertialike" features suggest the possibility of Newtonian-type motions in chemical distributions of the signaling molecule. We show, as an example, the possibility of rotating motion in a "centripetal" distribution. The observed inertial motion is an emergent collective dynamics, which is controlled by diffusive and chemical processes in the cell.
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Burkholderia are microorganisms that have a unique ability to adapt and survive in many different environments. They can also serve as biopesticides and be used for the biodegradation of organic compounds. Usually harmless while living in the soil, these bacteria are opportunistic pathogens of plants and immunocompromised patients, and occasionally infect healthy individuals. Some of the species in this genus can also be utilised as biological weapons. They all possess very large genomes and have two or more circular chromosomes. Their survival and persistence, not only in the environment but also in host cells, offers a remarkable example of bacterial adaptation.