Isolation, characterization, and complementation of a motility mutant of Spiroplasma citri

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 4802-4810

  Jacob, Christophe ^a   Nouzières, François ^a   Duret, Sybille ^a   Bové, Joseph Marie ^a   Renaudin, Joël ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; MOLLICUTES; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROPLASMA; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MOLLICUTES; SPIROPLASMA CITRI;

EID: 1842301665     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.15.4802-4810.1997     Document Type: Article

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