The fast tumble signal in bacterial chemotaxis

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 4049-4058

  Khan, Shahid ^a   Jain, Sanjay ^b   Reid, Gordon P ^c   Trentham, David R ^c,d  

^a Molecular Biology Consortium   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^d GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHEYP PROTEIN; LEUCINE; PROTEIN KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHEMOTAXIS; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BIOMECHANICS; CELL MOTILITY; CELL POPULATION; CELL SIZE; CHEMOTAXIS; DIFFUSION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HILL REACTION; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 2942655501     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.103.033043     Document Type: Article

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