Ecological role of energy taxis in microorganisms

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 113-126

  Alexandre, Gladys ^a   Greer Phillips, Suzanne ^b,d   Zhulin, Igor B ^b,c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Chemotaxis; Energy taxis; Environment; Motility

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM; BEHAVIOR; CELL ENERGY; CELL MIGRATION; CELL MOTILITY; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOTAXIS; ECOLOGY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SEQUENCE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL MAT; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; SENSORY SYSTEM; SOIL; STRATIFICATION; SURVIVAL;

EID: 1242328677     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.femsre.2003.10.003     Document Type: Review

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