Physics NotePublished
Motion of Magnetotatic Microorganisms
D. M. S. Esquivel; Henrique Lins de Barros
1985
Publication details
- Authors
- D. M. S. Esquivel; Henrique Lins de Barros
- Type
- Physics Note
- Status
- Published
- Publication date
- 1985
- Description
- Magnetic moments for different magnetotactic microorganisms are obtained by electron microscopy analyses and studies of motion by optical microscopy. The results are analysed in terms of a model due to C. Bean. The considerations presented suggest that magnetotaxy is an efficient mechanism for orientation only if the time for reorientation is smaller than the cycles of enviromnental perturbations.
- Year
- 1985
- Number
- CBPF-NF-011/85
- Linked to a thesis
- No
- Linked to a grant
- No