autochemotactic

From auto- +‎ chemotactic.

autochemotactic (not comparable)

1. Referring to chemotaxis due to a chemical stimulant released by the organism itself
   • 2016, Benno Liebchen, Michael E. Cates, Davide Marenduzzo, “Pattern Formation in Chemically Interacting Active Rotors with Self-Propulsion”, in arXiv‎^[1]:

     We demonstrate that active rotations in chemically signalling particles, such as autochemotactic {\it E. coli} close to walls, create a route for pattern formation based on a nonlinear yet deterministic instability mechanism.

• autochemotaxis