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18 - Chemotaxis and Detection

from Part II - Single Bacteria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2024

Thomas Andrew Waigh
Thomas Andrew Waigh
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University of Manchester
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Summary

Introduces chemotactic phenomena and some mathematical models, pattern formation, quorum sensing and magnetotaxis.

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chemotaxisdetection
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The Physics of Bacteria
From Cells to Biofilms
 , pp. 190 - 202
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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