Behaviors and strategies of bacterial navigation in chemical and nonchemical gradients.

Navigation of cells to the optimal environmental condition is critical for their survival and growth. Escherichia coli cells, for example, can detect various chemicals and move up or down those chemical gradients (i.e., chemotaxis). Using the same signaling machinery, they can also sense other exter...

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Main Authors: Bo Hu, Yuhai Tu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-06-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4063634?pdf=render