An energy taxis transducer promotes root colonization by Azospirillum brasilense

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 19, 2004, Pages 6595-6604

  Greer Phillips, Suzanne E ^a,c   Stephens, Bonnie B ^b   Alexandre, Gladys ^a,b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; NITRATE; OXYGEN; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMORECEPTOR; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY; ENERGY TRANSFER; LOCOMOTION; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSORY RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BENZOQUINONES; CHEMORECEPTORS; CHEMOTAXIS; ENERGY METABOLISM; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLANT ROOTS;

AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 4544378317     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.19.6595-6604.2004     Document Type: Article

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