Chemokinesis by Tetrahymena in response to bacterial oligopeptides

Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 271-274

  Leick, Vagn ^a   Lindemose, Søren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Amino acid analysis; Bacterial oligopeptides; Chemokinesis; Chemosensory behaviour; Mass spectrometry; Tetrahymena

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHEMOTACTIC FACTOR; OLIGOPEPTIDE;

ADAPTATION; AMINO ACID; BIOASSAY; CHEMICAL CUE; CILIATE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHEMOTAXIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHANOCOCCUS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGY; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS; CHEMOTAXIS; METHANOCOCCUS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OLIGOPEPTIDES; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CILIOPHORA; METHANOCOCCUS; TETRAHYMENA;

EID: 34249939506     PISSN: 10665234     EISSN: 15507408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1550-7408.2007.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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