Characterisation of the mcpA and mcpB genes capable of encoding methyl-accepting type chemoreceptors in Rhodobacter capsulatus

Gene

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 73-76

  Michotey, Valérie ^a,b   Toussaint, Bertrand ^a   Richaud, Pierre ^a,c   Vignais, Paulette M ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b STATION MARINE D ENDOUME   (France)

^c IRFM   (France)

Author keywords

Bacterial chemotaxis; Mcp; Methyl accepting protein; Photosynthetic bacteria; Sensory transduction

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOTAXIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS;

EID: 0029985887     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(95)00844-6     Document Type: Article

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