Mutants of Myxococcus xanthus dsp defective in fibril binding

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 697-700

  Chang, Bao Yu ^a,b   Dworkin, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL GROWTH; CELL MOTILITY; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCALES; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 0030048430     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.3.697-700.1996     Document Type: Article

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