Orientation of Euglena gracilis by electromagnetic fields: theory and experiment
Ferris, C.D.; Griffin, J.L.
Acta Biologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 28(4): 375-387
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5288 PMID: 99933 Document Number: 110143
Computer data derived from theoretical treatments of the orientation of ellipsoidal particles in alternating fields is compared with experimental data from microscopic studies on Euglena gracilis, and elongated free-living flagellate. Computed data based upon a theoretical treatment by SAITO, SCHWAN and SCHWARZ showed good agreement with experimental results, predicting the relationship between cellular orientation, the frequency of the impressed field, and the conductivity of the suspending medium.