Chemotaxis of Pseudomonas spp. to the polyaromatic hydrocarbon naphthalene

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 4111-4115

  Grimm, Ann C ^a   Harwood, Caroline S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; CHEMOATTRACTANT; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SALICYLIC ACID;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL MOTILITY; CHEMOTAXIS; FLAGELLUM; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PSEUDOMONAS; REVIEW;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PSEUDOMONAS SP.;

EID: 0030864029     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.63.10.4111-4115.1997     Document Type: Review

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