The diversity of microbial ecosystems is linked to crucial ecological processes and functions.
Despite its significance, the ecological mechanisms responsible for the initiation and …

Microscopes are essential for the biomechanical and hydrodynamical investigation of small
aquatic organisms. We report a prototype of a do-it-yourself microscope that enables the …

Sessile ciliates attach to substrates and generate feeding currents to capture passing
particulates and dissolved nutrients. Optimal ciliary activity that maximizes nutrient flux at the …

Chemotaxis, or the following of chemical concentration gradients, is essential for microbes to
locate nutrients. A microbe can swim in the direction of increasing nutrient concentrations to …

The life cycle of most marine invertebrates includes a planktonic larval stage before
metamorphosis to bottom-dwelling adulthood. During the larval stage, ciliary-mediated …

Motility endows microorganisms with the ability to swim to nutrient-rich environments, but
many species are sessile. Existing hydrodynamic arguments in support of either strategy, to …

Confocal microscopy is well known for its capability to produce 3D images with increased
optical resolution and contrast in living multicellular thick samples. Concurrently, it can be …