Physical mechanisms for chemotactic pattern formation by bacteria

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1677-1693

  Brenner, Michael P ^a   Levitov, Leonid S ^a   Budrene, Elena O ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXIS; DYNAMICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031897383     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77880-4     Document Type: Article

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