Phosphorylation-independent bacterial chemoresponses correlate with changes in the cytoplasmic level of fumarate

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 6882-6887

  Montrone, Marco ^a   Oesterhelt, Dieter ^a   Marwan, Wolfgang ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUMARATE HYDRATASE;

ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXIS; FLAGELLUM; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0029832101     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.23.6882-6887.1996     Document Type: Article

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