ExpR Is not required for swarming but promotes sliding in sinorhizobium meliloti

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2027-2035

  Nogales, Joaquina ^a   Bernabéu Roda, Lydia ^a   Cuéllar, Virginia ^a   Soto, María J ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE II; EXPR PROTEIN; RHIZOBACTIN; SUCCINOGLYCAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIAL SLIDING; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; SWARMING;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CULTURE MEDIA; FLAGELLA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOVEMENT; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; POLYSACCHARIDES, BACTERIAL; QUORUM SENSING; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 84861204675     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.06524-11     Document Type: Article

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