Effects of overexpression of Pkn2, a transmembrane protein serine/threonine kinase, on development of Myxococcus xanthus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 6647-6649

  Udo, Hiroshi ^a   Inouye, Masayori ^a   Inouye, Sumiko ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; KANAMYCIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; GENE EXPRESSION; MORPHOGENESIS; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCALES; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 0029903729     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.22.6647-6649.1996     Document Type: Article

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