COMMUNAL ACTIVITY OF BACTERIA.

The Journal of experimental medicine ·Vol. 33 ·No. 5 ·1921-04-30 ·Pages 583-91

Churchman JW, Kahn MC

Abstract

1. The behavior of a single bacterial cell toward gentian violet differs fundamentally from that of a small group of cells (thirty). 2. The explanation of this phenomenon is not purely quantitative; thirty cells accomplish much more than thirty times what one cell can accomplish.

Authors & Affiliations

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Churchman J W

Department of Hygiene of Cornell University Medical College, New York.

Kahn M C

References (2)

2 references, click to expand

THE LATENT PERIOD IN THE GROWTH OF BACTERIA.
J Exp Med. 1916 Oct 1;24(4):387-418 PMID: 19868050
FURTHER STUDIES ON THE BEHAVIOR OF BACTERIA TOWARD GENTIAN VIOLET.
J Exp Med. 1921 Apr 30;33(5):569-81 PMID: 19868517

Article Info

Journal

The Journal of experimental medicine

Abbr.

J Exp Med

ISSN

0022-1007

DOI

10.1084/jem.33.5.583

Published

1921-04-30

Pages

583-91

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

2985109R

PMCID

PMC2128209

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1084/jem.33.5.583 PMC Full Text View journal details

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