Particle selectivity of filtering by C. elegans
A nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) is a filter feeder, which draws a suspension of bacteria and separates bacteria from the solvent by using pharyngeal pumping motions and specific mouth parts. This mechanism has not been fully understood. We investigated the mechanism of filtering of ba...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-03-01
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| Series: | Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095034919300169 |