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In morphogenesis, cells recognize and find each other to build complex structures. Up to now, the mechanism for this phenomenon is not fully understood. Because of their cooperative gliding and aggregation, the myxobacteria serve as a model problem for investigations in this direction. To get a better insight into these problems, a theoretical approach is chosen and represented in a cellular automaton model.
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Stevens, A. (1991). A Model for Gliding and Aggregation of Myxobacteria. In: Holden, A.V., Markus, M., Othmer, H.G. (eds) Nonlinear Wave Processes in Excitable Media. NATO ASI Series, vol 244. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3683-7_25
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