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Modelling motility of Trypanosoma brucei
Fig 6
Swimming properties of a trypanosome with non-uniform flagellum actuation.
(A) Experimental image of a trypanosome which illustrates an increasing wave amplitude toward the anterior end. The red lines mark B0 measurements, while the cyan segment represents the measurement of 
. (B) Trypanosome snapshot for a larger B0 at the anterior part in comparison with the posterior part. (C–E) Trypanosome model swimming characteristics for a uniform (
) and non-uniform (
and 
) flagellum actuation along the flagellum length. (C) Swimming velocity v, (D) rotation frequency 
, and (E) flagellum wave amplitude B0. See also S7V and S8V.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1013111.g006