Identification and characterization of FrzZ, a novel response regulator necessary for swarming and fruiting-body formation in Myxococcus xanthus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 645-655

  Trudeau, Katherine G ^a   Ward, Mandy J ^a   Zusman, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0029968548     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1996.5521075.x     Document Type: Article

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