Unidirectional movement of flares of cells of Myxococcus xanthus

Critical Reviews in Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-90

  Koch, Arthur L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Frizzy Mutation; Myxococcus xanthus; Unidirectional Movement

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL MOTILITY; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME RELEASE; FRIZZY MUTANT; GENE SWITCHING; MUTATION; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERTANT; REVIEW; UNIDIRECTIONAL MOVEMENT;

MUTATION; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCUS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 33646768581     PISSN: 1040841X     EISSN: 15497828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408410600709826     Document Type: Review

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