Polar localization of a soluble methyl-accepting protein of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 187, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 7840-7844

  Bardy, Sonia L ^a   Maddock, Janine R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABINOSE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CELL RECEPTOR; CHEMOTACTIC PEPTIDE; METHYL GROUP; PROTEIN MCPS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL MOTILITY; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHEMORECEPTORS; CHEMOTAXIS; GENE EXPRESSION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 27744504847     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.187.22.7840-7844.2005     Document Type: Article

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