The lonS gene regulates swarmer cell differentiation of vibrio parahaemolyticus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 107-114

  Stewart, Bonnie J ^a   Enos Berlage, Jodi L ^b   McCarter, Linda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOSENSITIVITY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 0031029979     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.1.107-114.1997     Document Type: Article

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