An integrated analytic model of bacterial chemotaxis

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We present an analytic model of the full Escherichia coli chemotaxis system, including receptor complexes, signaling pathway, and the flagellar motor. This integrated model is applied to describe the observed behavior of both stimulated and unstimulated E. coli cells and to study the emergence of population level behavior from that of the single cell. The model successfully fits these multiple data sets with a minimal number of free parameters.