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单细胞原生生物的液体流动工程学

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

A flagellate equipped with two flagella. The long, hairy flagellum beats to create a feeding current

image: A flagellate equipped with two flagella. The long, hairy flagellum beats to create a feeding current view more 

Credit: Image credit: Helge Thomsen (National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark).

一项研究可视化了15个单细胞鞭毛原生生物物种周围的液体流动,这些生物使用它们的鞭毛产生水流,在让进食成为可能的同时避免被感应流动的捕食者探测到,该研究发现,鞭毛的排列决定了游动速度、液体流动的结构,以及在觅食和避免捕食者之间的折中,沟鞭藻由于其独特的鞭毛排列而实现了特别成功的觅食与秘密的行为。

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