ISSN:
1522-9602
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Mathematics
Notes:
Abstract First-order spatial gradients are reliquished in the Schrödinger-Bloch equation for bacterial chemotaxis if and only if the flux coefficient-motility ratio equals 2, the precise value measured in recent experiments onEscherichia coli attracted by oxygen. Moreover, for δ/μ=2 the Schrödinger-Bloch function Ψ is simply equal to the number of bacteria cells per unit volume divided by the chemoattractant concentration.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02462353