A study on the combined interplay between stochastic fluctuations and the number of flagella in bacterial chemotaxis

Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science, EPTCS

Volumn 6, Issue , 2009, Pages 47-62

  Besozzi, Daniela ^a   Cazzaniga, Paolo ^b   Dugo, Matteo ^a   Pescini, Dario ^b   Mauri, Giancarlo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELLS; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; METHYLATION; PROTEINS; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

ADAPTATION RESPONSE; BACTERIAL CHEMOTAXIS; COUNTER CLOCKWISE ROTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FEEDBACK MECHANISMS; MECHANISTIC MODELING; STOCHASTIC FLUCTUATION; STOCHASTIC SIMULATIONS;

STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS;

EID: 79251549558     PISSN: 20752180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.4204/EPTCS.6.4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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