Phospholipid directed motility of surface-motile bacteria

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1101-1109

  Bonner, Pamela J ^a,b   Shimkets, Lawrence J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINE;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; CELL MOTILITY; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CHEMOTAXIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; LIFE CYCLE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MUTAGENESIS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PHOSPHOLIPID MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SENSOR; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHEMOTAXIS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 33747081886     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05314.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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