Evaporation-driven convective flows in suspensions of nonmotile bacteria
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dc.contributor.author | Dunstan, Jocelyn | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, Kyoung J. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hwang, Yongyun | - |
dc.contributor.author | Park, Simon F. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Goldstein, Raymond E. | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-02T01:27:23Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2021-09-02T01:27:23Z | - |
dc.date.created | 2021-06-19 | - |
dc.date.issued | 2018-12-28 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 2469-990X | - |
dc.identifier.uri | https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/70857 | - |
dc.description.abstract | We report a novel form of convection in suspensions of the bioluminescent marine bacterium Photobacterium phosphoreum. Suspensions of these bacteria placed in a chamber open to the air create persistent luminescent plumes most easily visible when observed in the dark. These flows are strikingly similar to the classical bioconvection pattern of aerotactic swimming bacteria, which create an unstable stratification by swimming upwards to an air-water interface, but they are a puzzle since the strain of P phosphoreum used does not express flagella and therefore cannot swim. When microspheres were used instead of bacteria, similar flow patterns were observed, suggesting that the convective motion was not driven by bacteria but instead by the accumulation of salt at the air-water interface due to evaporation of the culture medium. Even at room temperature and humidity, and physiologically relevant salt concentrations, the water evaporation was found to be sufficient to drive convection patterns. To prove this hypothesis, experiments were complemented with a mathematical model that aimed to understand the mechanism of plume formation and the role of salt in triggering the instability. The simplified system of evaporating salty water was first studied using linear stability analysis, and then with finite element simulations. A comparison between these three approaches is presented. While evaporation-driven convection has not been discussed extensively in the context of biological systems, these results suggest that the phenomenon may be broadly relevant, particularly in those systems involving microorganisms of limited motility. | - |
dc.language | English | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | AMER PHYSICAL SOC | - |
dc.subject | PATTERN-FORMATION | - |
dc.subject | SURFACE | - |
dc.subject | TEMPERATURE | - |
dc.subject | FINGERS | - |
dc.title | Evaporation-driven convective flows in suspensions of nonmotile bacteria | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.contributor.affiliatedAuthor | Lee, Kyoung J. | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.3.123102 | - |
dc.identifier.scopusid | 2-s2.0-85059378710 | - |
dc.identifier.wosid | 000454638100001 | - |
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitation | PHYSICAL REVIEW FLUIDS, v.3, no.12 | - |
dc.relation.isPartOf | PHYSICAL REVIEW FLUIDS | - |
dc.citation.title | PHYSICAL REVIEW FLUIDS | - |
dc.citation.volume | 3 | - |
dc.citation.number | 12 | - |
dc.type.rims | ART | - |
dc.type.docType | Article | - |
dc.description.journalClass | 1 | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scie | - |
dc.description.journalRegisteredClass | scopus | - |
dc.relation.journalResearchArea | Physics | - |
dc.relation.journalWebOfScienceCategory | Physics, Fluids & Plasmas | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | PATTERN-FORMATION | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | SURFACE | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | TEMPERATURE | - |
dc.subject.keywordPlus | FINGERS | - |
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