Swarming motility in Bradyrhizobium japonicum

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 136-144

  Covelli, Julieta Mariana ^a   Althabegoiti, María Julia ^a,b   López, María Florencia ^a   Lodeiro, Aníbal Roberto ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bradyrhizobium; Flagellum; Rhizosphere; Soil; Swarming; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ARABINOSE; FLAGELLIN; MANNITOL;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; CULTURE MEDIUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLAGELLUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWIMMING;

ARABINOSE; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; CULTURE MEDIA; FLAGELLA; FLAGELLIN; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LOCOMOTION; MANNITOL; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRADYRHIZOBIUM; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM;

EID: 84873997497     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2012.10.014     Document Type: Article

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