Regulation of directed motility in Myxococcus xanthus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 885-893

  Ward, Mandy J ^a   Zusman, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; TRANSDUCIN;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL MOTILITY; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPOROGENESIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTERIC BACTERIA; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; MYXOCOCCALES; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0030739080     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.4261783.x     Document Type: Review

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