Identification and localization of a methyl-accepting chemotaxis protein in Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1222-1233

  Wadhams, George H ^a   Martin, Angela C ^a   Armitage, Judith P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTACTIC PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOTAXIS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHEMORECEPTORS; CHEMOTAXIS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0033948223     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01936.x     Document Type: Article

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