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Hydrodynamics and direction change of tumbling bacteria

The bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli) swims in viscous fluids by rotating several helical flagellar filaments, which are gathered in a bundle behind the cell during ‘runs’ wherein the cell moves steadily forward. In between runs, the cell undergoes quick ‘tumble’ events, during which at least one...

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Autores principales: Dvoriashyna, Mariia, Lauga, Eric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8291660/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34283850
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254551