Migration of chemotactic bacteria in soft agar: Role of gel concentration

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 525-534

  Croze, Ottavio A ^a   Ferguson, Gail P ^b   Cates, Michael E ^c   Poon, Wilson C K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHEMOTAXIS; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; GEL; TIME;

AGAR; CHEMOTAXIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; GELS; TIME FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 80052449390     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.06.023     Document Type: Article

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