Adaptive self-organization during growth of bacterial colonies

Eshel Ben‐Jacob; Haim Shmueli; Ofer Shochet; Adam Tenenbaum

doi:10.1016/0378-4371(92)90002-8

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Bacterial growthBranching (polymer chemistry)Phase diagramChemical physicsDiffusion-limited aggregationBacteriaDiffusionColony morphologyBiologyBiological systemPhase (matter)Materials scienceChemistryFractal dimensionThermodynamicsFractalPhysicsGeneticsMathematics

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Tel Aviv University IL

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Year: 1992
Type: article
Volume: 187
Issue: 3-4
Pages: 378-424
Citations: 164
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                                    Eshel Ben‐Jacob, 
                                
                                    Haim Shmueli, 
                                
                                    Ofer Shochet
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1992). 
                            Adaptive self-organization during growth of bacterial colonies. 
                            Physica A Statistical Mechanics and its Applications
                            , 187
                            (3-4)
                            , 378-424.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-4371(92)90002-8
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/0378-4371(92)90002-8