Question: Describe the chemotaxis systems of bacteria.
Answer: Only cells which are motile, that is, those cells which are capable of autonomous movement are able to carry out chemotaxis. The process of chemotaxis is limited to select types of specialised cells which possess the ability to detect changes in their external environment, and, as a consequence of these, to elicit changes in their internal environment which lead to whole - cell movement....(short extract)
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- Subject: Biological Sciences
- Course: Microbiology
- Level: Degree
- Year: 1st
- Mark: Not available
- Words: 2390
- Date submitted: March 17, 2009
- Date written: Not available
- References: No
- Document type: Essay*
- Essay ID: 1029
