Recommended Citation
Postprint version. Published in Journal of Theoretical Biology, Volume 135, Issue 4, December 21, 1988, pages 525-542.
NOTE: At the time of publication, the author Richard B. Frankel was not yet affiliated with Cal Poly.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5193(88)80274-1.
Abstract
Dense suspensions of magnetotactic bacteria form long, thin, stable bands perpendicular to the common, net direction of motion of the cells in a magnetic field. A mechanism for this phenomenon is proposed in which the hydrodynamic coupling between two swimming cells is described in terms of an approximate, far-field solution for the flow around one swimming cell. The calculated hydrodynamic interaction force and torque based upon this analysis are of the correct orders of magnitude and in the right directions to provide a reasonable explanation for band formation and stability.
Disciplines
Physics
Copyright
1989 Elsevier.
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