Inactivation of swmA results in the loss of an outer cell layer in a swimming Synechococcus strain

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 224-230

  McCarren, J ^a   Heuser, J ^c   Roth, R ^c   Yamada, N ^b   Martone, M ^b   Brahamsha, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SURFACE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; FREEZE FRACTURE; FREEZING; GENE; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE INSERTION; GENE MUTATION; MEMBRANE MODEL; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; OUTER MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; SWIMMING; SWMA GENE; SYNECHOCOCCUS; TISSUE FIXATION; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS; CELL MEMBRANE; FREEZE FRACTURING; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

CYANOBACTERIA; INSERTION SEQUENCES; NEGIBACTERIA; SYNECHOCOCCUS; SYNECHOCOCCUS SP.;

EID: 11144311269     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.1.224-230.2005     Document Type: Article

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