ISSN:
0006-3592
Keywords:
Escherichia coli
;
bacterial motility
;
geometrical restriction
;
capillary tube
;
Chemistry
;
Biochemistry and Biotechnology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
Notes:
Motility of Escherichia coli K-12 cells was studied in a capillary tube with an inside diameter of 3 μm, which is comparable to the size of the cells' body. The extreme restriction, imposed by the capillary on the bacterial motility, caused a series of phenomena such as cell aggregation, swimming as a cluster, and break-up of aggregates, which were observable for the first time, and which are reported here. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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