Dynamic aspects of the structured cell population in a swarming colony of Proteus mirabilis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 385-393

  Matsuyama, Tohey ^a   Takagi, Yuko ^b   Nakagawa, Yoji ^b   Itoh, Hiroto ^c   Wakita, Junichi ^c   Matsushita, Mitsugu ^c  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CHUO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS;

CULTURE MEDIA; MOVEMENT; PROTEUS MIRABILIS;

EID: 0033987617     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.2.385-393.2000     Document Type: Article

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