A birefringence relaxation determination of rotational diffusion of magnetotactic bacteria.
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The orientational relaxation of the magnetotactic bacterium Aquaspirillum magnetotacticum is observed by the decay of the optical birefringence upon switching off an aligning magnetic field. The data yield a rotational diffusion constant D(r) [unk] 0.13 s(-1) and information about cell sizes that is consistent with optical microscopy data.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Biophysical journal
دوره 47 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1985