FrzS regulates social motility in Myxococcus xanthus by controlling exopolysaccharide production

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Berleman, James E ^a   Vicente, Juan J ^a   Davis, Annie E ^a   Jiang, Sharon Y ^a   Seo, Young Eun ^a   Zusman, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; FRIZZY S PROTEIN; METHYLCELLULOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; FRZS PROTEIN, MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM PILUS; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; CELL AGGLUTINATION; CELL DENSITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INTERACTION; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL MUTANT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; METABOLIC REGULATION; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; WILD TYPE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUORUM SENSING;

MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; PILA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 80051859724     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023920     Document Type: Article

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