Continuous-flow capillary assay for measuring bacterial chemotaxis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 3137-3143

  Law, Aaron M J ^a   Aitken, Michael D ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; METABOLISM;

BACTERIAL CHEMOTAXIS; BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES; CAPILLARY ASSAY; QUANTIFICATION;

BACTERIA;

VOLATILE AGENT;

CHEMOTAXIS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL FLORA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CAPILLARY FLOW; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTINUOUS FLOW REACTOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; CHEMOTAXIS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NAPHTHALENES; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SALICYLATES;

EID: 20444379922     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.6.3137-3143.2005     Document Type: Article

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