Calcium is required for swimming by the nonflagellated cyanobacterium Synechococcus strain WH8113

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 2524-2528

  Pitta, T P ^b   Sherwood, E E ^b   Kobel, A M ^b   Berg, H C ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; CYANOBACTERIUM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWIMMING;

EID: 0030969319     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.8.2524-2528.1997     Document Type: Article

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