Genetic and molecular analysis of cglB, a gene essential for single- cell gliding in Myxococcus xanthus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 4381-4390

  Rodriguez, Ana M ^a   Spormann, Alfred M ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; LIPOPROTEIN; POLYHISTIDINE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MYXOCOCCALES; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MYXOCOCCALES; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032812530     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.14.4381-4390.1999     Document Type: Article

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