Mutations in type I and type IV pilus biosynthetic genes affect twitching motility rates in Xylella fastidiosa

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 7507-7510

  De La Fuente, Leonardo ^a   Burr, Thomas J ^a   Hoch, Harvey C ^a  

^a New York State Agricultural Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN PILY1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM PILUS; CELL MOTILITY; ERROR; MICROFLUIDICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; VELOCITY; XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; LOCOMOTION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MUTATION; XYLELLA;

XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA;

EID: 35048823968     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00934-07     Document Type: Article

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