The interaction of thin-film flow, bacterial swarming and cell differentiation in colonies of Serratia liquefaciens

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The interaction of thin-film flow, bacterial swarming and cell differentiation in colonies of Serratia liquefaciens. / Bees, Martin Alan; Andresén, P; Mosekilde, Erik; Givskov, M.

In: Journal of Mathematical Biology, Vol. 40, No. 1, 2000, p. 27-63.

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Bees, MA, Andresén, P, Mosekilde, E & Givskov, M 2000, 'The interaction of thin-film flow, bacterial swarming and cell differentiation in colonies of Serratia liquefaciens', Journal of Mathematical Biology, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 27-63.

APA

Bees, M. A., Andresén, P., Mosekilde, E., & Givskov, M. (2000). The interaction of thin-film flow, bacterial swarming and cell differentiation in colonies of Serratia liquefaciens. Journal of Mathematical Biology, 40(1), 27-63.

Vancouver

Bees MA, Andresén P, Mosekilde E, Givskov M. The interaction of thin-film flow, bacterial swarming and cell differentiation in colonies of Serratia liquefaciens. Journal of Mathematical Biology. 2000;40(1):27-63.

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Bees, Martin Alan ; Andresén, P ; Mosekilde, Erik ; Givskov, M. / The interaction of thin-film flow, bacterial swarming and cell differentiation in colonies of Serratia liquefaciens. In: Journal of Mathematical Biology. 2000 ; Vol. 40, No. 1. pp. 27-63.

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