Photoresponsive flagellum-independent motility of the purple phototrophic bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 5040-5043

  Shelswell, Kristopher J ^a   Taylor, Terumi A ^a   Beatty, J Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIUM PILUS; CELL MOTILITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS; WILD TYPE;

CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FLAGELLA; MOVEMENT; MUTATION; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHOTOTROPISM; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS;

PHOTOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; RHODOBACTER CAPSULATUS;

EID: 21844463798     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.14.5040-5043.2005     Document Type: Article

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