Bacteria can form interconnected microcolonies when a self-excreted product reduces their surface motility: evidence from individual-based model simulations

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Bacteria can form interconnected microcolonies when a self-excreted product reduces their surface motility: evidence from individual-based model simulations. / Mabrouk, Nabil; Deffuant, Guillaume; Tolker-Nielsen, Tim; Lobry, Claude.

In: Theory in Biosciences, Vol. 129, No. 1, 2010, p. 1-13.

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Mabrouk, N, Deffuant, G, Tolker-Nielsen, T & Lobry, C 2010, 'Bacteria can form interconnected microcolonies when a self-excreted product reduces their surface motility: evidence from individual-based model simulations', Theory in Biosciences, vol. 129, no. 1, pp. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12064-009-0078-8

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Mabrouk, N., Deffuant, G., Tolker-Nielsen, T., & Lobry, C. (2010). Bacteria can form interconnected microcolonies when a self-excreted product reduces their surface motility: evidence from individual-based model simulations. Theory in Biosciences, 129(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12064-009-0078-8

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Mabrouk N, Deffuant G, Tolker-Nielsen T, Lobry C. Bacteria can form interconnected microcolonies when a self-excreted product reduces their surface motility: evidence from individual-based model simulations. Theory in Biosciences. 2010;129(1):1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12064-009-0078-8

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Mabrouk, Nabil ; Deffuant, Guillaume ; Tolker-Nielsen, Tim ; Lobry, Claude. / Bacteria can form interconnected microcolonies when a self-excreted product reduces their surface motility: evidence from individual-based model simulations. In: Theory in Biosciences. 2010 ; Vol. 129, No. 1. pp. 1-13.

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