The effects of flagellar hook compliance on motility of monotrichous bacteria: A modeling study

Physics of Fluids

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Shum, H ^a   Gaffney, E A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BOUNDARY ELEMENT METHOD; CYTOLOGY; HOOKS; RIGIDITY; SAILING VESSELS;

CELL BODIES; EQUILIBRIUM CONFIGURATION; FLAGELLATED BACTERIA; KIRCHHOFF ROD MODEL; MOTOR TORQUE; RIGID MODEL; UNBOUNDED FLUID; VISCOUS INTERACTION;

CELLS;

EID: 84863513476     PISSN: 10706631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4721416     Document Type: Article

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