Dynamics of magnetotactic bacteria in a rotating magnetic field

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1402-1412

  Erglis, Kaspars ^a   Wen, Qi ^b   Ose, Velta ^c   Zeltins, Andris ^c   Sharipo, Anatolijs ^c   Janmey, Paul A ^b   Cebers, Andrejs ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c LATVIAN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND STUDY CENTRE   (Latvia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; DIPOLE; HYDRODYNAMICS; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOSPIRILLUM; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MAGNETOSPIRILLUM GRYPHISWALDENSE;

EID: 34548201748     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.107.107474     Document Type: Article

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