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Abstract
Swarming cells of the sulfide-oxidizing bacterium Thiovulum majus form bands and show bioconvective patterns of swimming when placed in vessels containing H2S/O2 interfaces. Measurements of swimming velocities with video microscopic recordings under such conditions showed mean cell speeds as high as 615 microns s-1, unprecedented in bacteria.Entities:
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Year: 1989 PMID: 2498293 PMCID: PMC210087 DOI: 10.1128/jb.171.6.3560-3563.1989
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490