The stability of a homogeneous suspension of chemotactic bacteria

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Subramanian, G ^a   Koch, Donald L ^b   Fitzgibbon, Sean R ^b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

^b Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS); VELOCITY;

BACTERIA CONCENTRATIONS; CHEMOATTRACTANT GRADIENTS; CONTINUOUS SPECTRUM; CONTINUUM SIMULATIONS; DESTABILIZING INFLUENCES; HOMOGENEOUS SUSPENSIONS; TRAVELING WAVE SOLUTION; VELOCITY PERTURBATION;

SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

EID: 79955458441     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3580271     Document Type: Article

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