title: Ion-swimming speed variation of Vibrio cholerae cells.
abstract: In the present work we report the variation in swimming speed of Vibrio cholerae with respect to the change in concentration of sodium ions in the medium. We have also studied the variation in swimming speed with respect to temperature. We find that the swimming speed initially shows a linear increase with the increase of the sodium ions in the medium and then plateaus. The range within which the swimming speed attains saturation is approximately the same at different temperatures.
authors.affiliation: Division of Electron Microscopy, National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, P-33, CIT Road, Scheme XM, Beleghata, Kolkata 700 010, India.
authors.forename: Anindito
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.forename: Ranjan K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Nandi
authors.forename: Amar N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D005407:Flagella / Q000502:physiology*; D009997:Osmotic Pressure; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000378:metabolism*; D013696:Temperature; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride