CheB is required for behavioural responses to negative stimuli during chemotaxis in Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 44-57

  Kirby, John R ^a,b   Niewold, Timothy B ^a   Maloy, Stanley ^a   Ordal, George W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; AZETIDINE 2 CARBOXYLIC ACID; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL RECEPTOR; METHANOL;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMETHYLATION; METHYLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TITRIMETRY;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHEMORECEPTORS; CHEMOTAXIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; METHYLATION; MUTATION;

EID: 0033963325     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2958.2000.01676.x     Document Type: Article

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