Cell flexibility affects the alignment of model myxobacteria

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 3129-3138

  Janulevicius, Albertas ^a   Van Loosdrecht, Mark C M ^a   Simone, Angelo ^b   Picioreanu, Cristian ^a  

^a Department of Biotechnology   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYXOCOCCALES;

EID: 78649312719     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.08.075     Document Type: Article

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