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Organized cell swimming motions in Bacillus subtilis colonies: patterns of short-lived whirls & jets

Digital videos corresponding to figures in the published paper

Figure 3 (2.9 MB)
Cell motions in Bacillus subtilis M8 colony 1142 grown on 0.6% aga TB media.

Figure 5 (7 MB)
Cell motions following addition of water to a Bacillus subtilis M8 colony that had been grown on 0.6% agar TB media and allowed to dry.

Figure 6 (3.3 MB)
Motions of latex spheres carried in whirls and jets in a colony of Bacillus subtilis M8 grown on 0.6% agar TB media.