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==Introduction==

For the purposes of identifying patterns of growth, bacteria colonies can be through of as multicellular organisms. (info about communication)

Patterns of growth are a result of bacteria adapting their behavior to suit their environment.

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[[Image:Fractal_bacteria_1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Electron micrograph of the Ebola Zaire virus. This was the first photo ever taken of the virus, on 10/13/1976. By Dr. F.A. Murphy, now at U.C. Davis, then at the CDC.]]

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==Diffusion-Limited Aggregation==

==Agar Density==
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[[Image:Nutrient_vs_agar_concentration.png‎|thumb|300px|right|Electron micrograph of the Ebola Zaire virus. This was the first photo ever taken of the virus, on 10/13/1976. By Dr. F.A. Murphy, now at U.C. Davis, then at the CDC.]]


==Nutrient Density==
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==Conclusion==
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==References==
[Sample reference] [http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/50/2/489 Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "''Palaeococcus ferrophilus'' gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". ''International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology''. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.]

[http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/001075197182405 Eshel Ben-Jacob (1997) From snowflake formation to growth of bacterial colonies II: Cooperative formation of complex colonial patterns, Contemporary Physics, 38:3, 205-241]



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