The ciliate Paramecium shows higher motility in non-uniform chemical landscapes.

The ciliate Paramecium shows higher motility in non-uniform chemical landscapes.

We study the motility behavior of the unicellular protozoan Paramecium tetraurelia in a microfluidic device that can be prepared with a landscape of attracting or repelling chemicals. We investigate the spatial distribution of the positions of the individuals at different time points with methods fr...

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Main Authors: Carl Giuffre, Peter Hinow, Ryan Vogel, Tanvir Ahmed, Roman Stocker, Thomas R Consi, J Rudi Strickler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3073933?pdf=render

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