Bacterial swimming strategies and turbulence

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2377-2386

  Luchsinger, Rolf H ^a,b   Bergersen, Birger ^b   Mitchell, James G ^c  

^a ABB CORPORATE RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLOGY; CHEMOTAXIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; OCEANIC REGIONS; SWIMMING;

EID: 0032708330     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77075-X     Document Type: Article

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