Activity of Proteus mirabilis FliL is viscosity dependent and requires extragenic DNA

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 195, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 823-832

  Lee, Yi Ying ^a   Patellis, Julius ^a   Belas, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGAR; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; FLIL PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL MOTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; STOP CODON;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOVEMENT; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, BACTERIAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84873539650     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.02024-12     Document Type: Article

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