Acoustic frequency range of signals emitted by cells

Range 8 to 43 kHz
Organism Bacteria Bacillus subtilis
Reference Reguera G. When microbial conversations get physical. Trends Microbiol. 2011 Mar19(3):105-13. p.107 left column 2nd paragraphPubMed ID21239171
Primary Source Matsuhashi M et al., Production of sound waves by bacterial cells and the response of bacterial cells to sound. J Gen Appl Microbiol. 1998 Feb44(1):49-55.PubMed ID12501293
Method A sensitive microphone system
Comments the acoustic frequency ranges of signals emitted by yeast cells (0.9–1.6 kHz) [ref 22] differ substantially from the signals emitted by colonies of B. subtilis (8–43 kHz) [primary source]
Entered by Uri M
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