Model and analysis of chemotactic bacterial patterns in a liquid medium

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 359-375

  Tyson, Rebecca ^a   Lubkin, S R ^b   Murray, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Chemotaxis; Mathematical Modeling; Partial differential equations; Pattern formation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMOTAXIS; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MATHEMATICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; CHEMOTAXIS; CULTURE MEDIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LINEAR MODELS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0033112265     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002850050153     Document Type: Article

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