Phenotypic plasticity of Escherichia coli at initial stage of symbiosis with Dictyostelium discoideum

BioSystems

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Yamada, Akito ^a   Matsuyama, Shin Ichi ^a   Todoriki, Masahiko ^a   Kashiwagi, Akiko ^a   Urabe, Itaru ^a   Yomo, Tetsuya ^a,b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dictyostelium; E. coli; Flow cytometry; Initial stage; Phenotypic plasticity; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; EVOLUTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SLIME MOULD; SYMBIOSIS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; COCULTURE; COLONY FORMATION; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SYMBIOSIS;

DICTYOSTELIUM; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 39949085432     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2007.10.004     Document Type: Article

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