A DnaK homolog in Myxococcus xanthus is involved in social motility and fruiting body formation

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 218-224

  Yang, Zhaomin ^a   Geng, Yongzhi ^a   Shi, Wenyuan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HEAT SHOCK; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE MUTANT;

EID: 0031887315     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.2.218-224.1998     Document Type: Article

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