Scientists have recently discovered a new way that bacteria are able to move around - “surfing” on the cells of other bacteria. By riding on the cellular cargo of other bacteria, some species are able to move around much more quickly than they would otherwise be able to. This new behavior has been observed in both lab experiments and in natural environments and has implications for how bacteria interact with each other and with their environment. Scientists believe that this discovery could help us better understand how bacteria interact and spread in natural environments, and may even help us to develop new methods of controlling the spread of infectious diseases.

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source: Phys.org