Swarming by Pseudomonas syringae B728a requires gacS (lemA) and gacA but not the acyl-homoserine lactone biosynthetic gene ahlI

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 181, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 4133-4136

  Kinscherf, Thomas G ^a   Willis, David K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIUM MUTANT; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 0033034448     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.181.13.4133-4136.1999     Document Type: Article

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