Chemotaxis Notes: Definitions & Explanations PDF | Download eBooks
Study Chemotaxis lecture notes PDF with microbiology definitions and explanation to study “What is Chemotaxis?”. Study chemotaxis explanation with microbiology terms to review microbiology course for online degree programs.
Chemotaxis Definitions:
Movement of cells toward chemical attractants or away from chemical repellents is called chemotaxis.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
Tendency of organisms to move in response to a chemical gradient (toward an attractant or to avoid adverse stimuli).
Foundations in Microbiology by Kathleen Park Talaro, Arthur Talaro
Chemotaxis Notes:
The movement of an organism, in response to a chemical stimulus is known as Chemotaxis. The movement of bacteria, somatic cells and other unicellular or multi cellular organisms is directed by certain chemicals in their environment. In bacteria, this process is crucial to find food, by swimming towards the highest concentration of food particles. Whereas in multicellular organisms, chemotaxis is critical to early development, like the movement of sperms towards the egg during fertilization, as well as in the later stages of development, normal function and health.
Keep Learning with Microbiology Notes
What are Comparative Genomics?
Comparative genomics is a field that is related to the research in biology and compares the genomic features of different ...
What is Bt?
Bt is an insecticide that is produced by a bacterium named as Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) which is being used for ...
What is Core Genome?
The core genome is the set of those genes that are common in all strains of one bacterial species. For ...
What is Broad Spectrum?
Broad-spectrum term is used for the broad-spectrum antibiotics which act against the two major groups of bacteria i.e. gram negative ...
What is Allochthonous?
Allochthonous are substances, which are not native in an environment and have been imported in an ecosystem. Allochthonous materials are ...
What is Anoxygenic Photosynthesis?
Anoxygenic photosynthesis is a type of photosynthesis in which light is trapped converted to ATP and no oxygen is produced ...