Surface growth of a motile bacterial population resembles growth in a chemostat

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 424, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 180-191

  Koster, Daniel A ^a   Mayo, Avraham ^a   Bren, Anat ^a   Alon, Uri ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

bacterial populations; biofilms; chemotaxis; growth phases

Indexed keywords

GALACTOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHEMOSTAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLUM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GROWTH RATE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84869083905     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.09.005     Document Type: Article

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