Model of Bacterial Band Formation in Aerotaxis

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3558-3574

  Mazzag, B C ^a   Zhulin, B ^b   Mogilner, Alexander ^c,d  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d 682 Kerr Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BACTERIUM; AEROTAXIS; ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CELL MOTILITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0344551131     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74775-4     Document Type: Article

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