Genetic evidence for CheB- and CheR-dependent chemotaxis system in A. tumefaciens toward acetosyringone

Microbiological Research

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 634-641

  Harighi, Behrouz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KURDISTAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Acetosyringone; Agrobacterium; Chemotaxis; Methylesterase; Methyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ACETOSYRINGONE; AGROBACTERIUM; CHEMOTAXIS; METHYLESTERASE; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

ENZYMES;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ACETOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; ACETOSYRINGONE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHEB PROTEIN, BACTERIA; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

BACTERIUM; CHEMOTAXIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; PHENOLIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXIS; DRUG EFFECT; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER;

ACETOPHENONES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHEMOTAXIS; METHYLTRANSFERASES; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SEQUENCE DELETION;

AGROBACTERIUM; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; PROTEOBACTERIA; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 70449527771     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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