Magneto-aerotaxis in marine coccoid bacteria

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 994-1000

  Frankel, Richard B ^a   Bazylinski, Dennis A ^b   Johnson, Mark S ^c   Taylor, Barry L ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTION; ILLUMINATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; SPIRILLUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COCCOIDEA; MAGNETOCOCCUS; MAGNETOSPIRILLUM MAGNETOTACTICUM; SPIRILLUM;

EID: 0030872053     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78132-3     Document Type: Article

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