Spatial sensing of stimulus gradients can be superior to temporal sensing for free-swimming bacteria

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2272-2277

  Dusenbery, David B ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMOTAXIS; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0031968908     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77936-6     Document Type: Article

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