Speed, trajectory and increment in the number of cells of singly flagellated bacteria swimming close to boundaries

Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 2-10

  Nakai, Tonau ^a   Kikuda, Masayuki ^a   Kuroda, Yuichiro ^a   Goto, Tomonobu ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacterial motion; Free boundary; Number of cells; Rigid boundary; Swimming speed; Trajectory

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL MOTION; FREE BOUNDARY; NUMBER OF CELLS; RIGID BOUNDARY; SWIMMING SPEED;

BACTERIOLOGY; FLUID DYNAMICS; SPEED; TRAJECTORIES;

CELLS;

EID: 78651423419     PISSN: 18809863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jbse.4.2     Document Type: Article

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