Article
Swimming patterns and dynamics of simulated Escherichia coli bacteria.
Journal of the Royal Society, Interface - 6 Nov 2009
Zonia Laura, Bray Dennis
Abstract excerpt
A spatially and temporally realistic simulation of Escherichia coli chemotaxis was used to investigate the swimming patterns of wild-type and mutant bacteria within a rectangular arena in response to chemoattractant gradients. Swimming dynamics were analysed during long time series with phase-space trajectories, power spectra and estimations of fractal dimensions (FDs). Cell movement displayed complex...
Topics
- Bacterial Proteins
- Chemotaxis
- Computer Simulation
- Escherichia coli
- Escherichia coli Proteins
- Fractals
- Gene Deletion
- Genotype
- Membrane Proteins
- Methyl-Accepting Chemotaxis Proteins
- Methyltransferases
