Complex pattern formation of marine gradient bacteria explained by a simple computer model

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 246, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 75-79

  Thar, Roland ^a   Kühl, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis; Computer model; Microbial pattern formation; Quorum sensing; Self organisation; Thiovulum

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPLANKTON; CELL INTERACTION; CHEMOTAXIS; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THIOVULUM;

EID: 18144382985     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsle.2005.03.036     Document Type: Article

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