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A brief introduction to the model microswimmer {\it Chlamydomonas reinhardtii}

Cell Behavior 2016-11-23 v1 Soft Condensed Matter Biological Physics

Abstract

The unicellular biflagellate green alga {\it Chlamydomonas reinhardtii} has been an important model system in biology for decades, and in recent years it has started to attract growing attention also within the biophysics community. Here we provide a concise review of some of the aspects of {\it Chlamydomonas} biology and biophysics most immediately relevant to physicists that might be interested in starting to work with this versatile microorganism.

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@article{arxiv.1606.01936,
  title  = {A brief introduction to the model microswimmer {\it Chlamydomonas reinhardtii}},
  author = {Raphaël Jeanneret and Matteo Contino and Marco Polin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1606.01936},
  year   = {2016}
}

Comments

16 pages, 7 figures. To be published as part of EPJ ST