[Chemotaxis of V. alginolyticus towards Synechococcus Cells] - (Collaborative Research: Viral induced chemotaxis mediating cross-trophic microbial interactions and carbon flux)

This data set summarises the chemotactic response of model heterotrophic bacteria, Vibrio alginolyticus towards phage-infected cyanobacteria Synechococcus cells/exudates respectively. Phage treatments are fully described in: doi.org/10.1038/s43705-022-00169-6. Six microfluidic experiments were conducted each on different days: three with phage infection and three control, uninfected experiments.

Both uninfected and phage-infected experiments were performed identically, with the substitution of phage addition for an equivalent volume of SN media in the uninfected experiments. All infection experiments were performed within a week using the same phage stock, with Synechococcus WH8102 as the host. Non-motile host cells were loaded into a microfluidic chamber with the model heterotrophic bacteria V. alginolyticus.