Deletion analysis of the che operon in the archaeon Halobacterium salinarium

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 258, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 548-554

  Rudolph, J ^a   Oesterhelt, D ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis; Dark field microscopy; Flagellar switch; Phototaxis

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL MOTILITY; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLAGELLUM; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; HALOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHOTOTAXIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0342624740     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0267     Document Type: Editorial

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