Experimental validation of a critical domain size in reaction-diffusion systems with Escherichia coli populations

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 379-387

  Perry, Nicolas ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial growth; Chemotaxis; Pattern formation; Reaction diffusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; VALIDATION STUDY;

BIOFILMS; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED;

EID: 33747127544     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2005.0054     Document Type: Article

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