Characterization of the chemotaxis protein CheW from Rhodobacter sphaeroides and its effect on the behaviour of Escherichia coli

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-51

  Hamblin, Paul A ^a   Bourne, Natalie A ^a,b   Armitage, Judith P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BEHAVIOR; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTERIC BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; RHODOPSEUDOMONAS;

EID: 0030889858     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.3241682.x     Document Type: Article

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