A Model of Hydrodynamic Interaction Between Swimming Bacteria
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A model of hydrodynamic interaction between swimming bacteria.
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عنوان ژورنال: Bulletin of Mathematical Biology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0092-8240,1522-9602
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-009-9442-6