The absence of the luxS gene increases swimming motility and flagella synthesis in Escherichia coli K12

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 401, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 521-526

  Ling, Hua ^a   Kang, Aram ^a   Tan, Mui Hua ^a   Qi, Xiaobao ^a   Chang, Matthew Wook ^a  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli; Flagella; LuxS; Microarrays; Motility; Network Component Analysis

Indexed keywords

S RIBOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; TRANSCRIPTOME;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CELL MOTILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; FLAGELLUM; GENE CONTROL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LUXS; NETWORK COMPONENT ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; FLAGELLA; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77958485523     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.09.080     Document Type: Article

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