Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Microbiology with eText -- Access Card Package (14th Edition)
Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Microbiology with eText -- Access Card Package (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780321948304
Author: Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, David A. Stahl
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 2, Problem 21RQ
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In general, the directed movement of an organism towards or away from the physical or chemical gradient is termed as taxis. The motile bacteria respond to these gradients in their environment. This response is carried out by controlling the lengths of runs and frequencies of the tumbles. The smooth movement of the bacterial cell in the forward direction is referred as runs. The jiggling of the bacterial cell that occurs due to the interruption of smooth movement is termed as tumbles.

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Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Microbiology with eText -- Access Card Package (14th Edition)

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