Film formation by marine bacteria at a model fluid interface

Complex pattern formation of marine gradient bacteria explained by a simple computer model.

We report on the formation of conspicuous patterns by the sulfide-oxidizing bacterium Thiovulum majus and a recently described vibrioid bacterium. These microaerophilic bacteria form mucus veils on top of sulfidic marine sediment exhibiting regular spaced bacterial patterns (honeycombs, interwoven bands, or inverse honeycombs). A simple qualitative computer model, based on chemotaxis towards ox...

barite formation Precipitation of barite by marine bacteria : A possible mechanism for marine

doi: 10.1130/G33006.1 2012;40;675-678 Geology M.T. Gonzalez-Muñoz, F. Martinez-Ruiz, F. Morcillo, J.D. Martin-Ramos and A. Paytan barite formation Precipitation of barite by marine bacteria: A possible mechanism for marine Email alerting services articles cite this article to receive free e-mail alerts when new www.gsapubs.org/cgi/alerts click Subscribe to subscribe to Geology www.gsapubs.org/s...

Soft particles at a fluid interface.

Particles added to a fluid interface can be used as a surface stabilizer in the food, oil and cosmetic industries. As an alternative to rigid particles, it is promising to consider highly deformable particles that can adapt their conformation at the interface. In this study we compute the shapes of soft elastic particles using molecular dynamics simulations of a cross-linked polymer gel, comple...

Boundary conditions at a fluid-solid interface.

We study the boundary conditions at a fluid-solid interface using molecular dynamics simulations covering a broad range of fluid-solid interactions and fluid densities and both simple and chain-molecule fluids. The slip length is shown to be independent of the type of flow, but rather is related to the fluid organization near the solid, as governed by the fluid-solid molecular interactions.

Interactions between Particles at a Fluid Interface