Bacterial gliding fluid dynamics on a layer of non-Newtonian slime : perturbation and numerical study
(2016)
Journal Article
Ali, N., Asghar, Z., Beg, A., & Sajid, M. (2016). Bacterial gliding fluid dynamics on a layer of non-Newtonian slime : perturbation and numerical study. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 397, 22-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2016.02.011
Gliding bacteria are an assorted group of rod-shaped prokaryotes that adhere to and glide on certain layers of ooze slime attached to a substratum. Due to the absence of organelles of motility, such as flagella, the gliding motion is caused by the wa... Read More about Bacterial gliding fluid dynamics on a layer of non-Newtonian slime : perturbation and numerical study.