Identification and characterization of Myxococcus xanthus mutants deficient in calcofluor white binding

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2863-2871

  Ramaswamy, Srinivas ^a   Dworkin, Martin ^b   Downard, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL AGGREGATION; GENE INSERTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA; TRANSPOSON;

EID: 0031001984     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.9.2863-2871.1997     Document Type: Article

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