Chapter 3 Diversity in Bacterial Chemotactic Responses and Niche Adaptation

Advances in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue , 2009, Pages 53-75

  Miller, Lance D ^a   Russell, Matthew H ^a   Alexandre, Gladys ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHEMOTACTIC FACTOR;

ADAPTATION; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; CELL MIGRATION; CHEMOTAXIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL MIGRATION ASSAYS; CHEMOTACTIC FACTORS; CHEMOTAXIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 59349091284     PISSN: 00652164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2164(08)00803-4     Document Type: Review

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