Regulation of motility behavior in Myxococcus xanthus may require an extracytoplasmic-function sigma factor

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 5668-5675

  Ward, Mandy J ^a   Lew, Helen ^a   Treuner Lange, Anke ^a   Zusman, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; SIGMA FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CILIARY MOTILITY; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; LIFE CYCLE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYCOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 0031772203     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.21.5668-5675.1998     Document Type: Article

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