Impact of microscopic motility on the swimming behavior of parasites: Straighter Trypanosomes are more directional

PLoS Computational Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Uppaluri, Sravanti ^a   Nagler, Jan ^a,b   Stellamanns, Eric ^a   Heddergott, Niko ^c   Herminghaus, Stephan ^a   Engstler, Markus ^c   Pfohl, Thomas ^a,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DYNAMICS AND SELF ORGANIZATION   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION;

AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMES; ANIMAL USE; BODY SHAPES; CAUSATIVE AGENTS; CELL BODIES; CELL MOTILITY; DEVELOPMENTAL CHANGES; HUMAN USE; PARASITE-; SWIMMING BEHAVIOURS;

RELAXATION TIME;

ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TRACKING; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES INVASION; SWIMMING; TRYPANOSOMA; BIOLOGY; CELL MOTION; IMAGE PROCESSING; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALIA; GLOSSINA (GENUS); HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA;

CELL MOVEMENT; CELL TRACKING; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

EID: 79959836334     PISSN: 1553734X     EISSN: 15537358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002058     Document Type: Article

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