Genetic characterization of the hmp locus, a chemotaxis-like gene cluster that regulates hormogonium development and motility in Nostoc punctiforme

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 222-233

  Risser, Douglas D ^a   Chew, William G ^b   Meeks, John C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PHOSPHATE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN PILA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXUDATE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HMP GENE; HMPB GENE; HMPC GENE; HMPD GENE; HMPE GENE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NONHUMAN; NOSTOC PUNCTIFORME; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; CHEMOTAXIS; GENE DELETION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; LOCOMOTION; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NOSTOC; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

CYANOBACTERIA; NOSTOC PUNCTIFORME; PILA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHEMOTAXIS; GENE DELETION; GENETIC LOCI; LOCOMOTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NOSTOC; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84897960982     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12552     Document Type: Article

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