Identification of a chemoreceptor for C2 and C3 carboxylic acids

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 81, Issue 16, 2015, Pages 5449-5457

  García, Vanina ^a   Reyes Darias, Jose Antonio ^a   Martín Mora, David ^a   Morel, Bertrand ^a   Matilla, Miguel A ^a   Krell, Tino ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; DISSOCIATION; LIGANDS; VOLATILE FATTY ACIDS;

BACTERIAL CHEMORECEPTORS; EQUILIBRIUM DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; FUNCTIONAL LEVELS; LIGAND BINDING DOMAIN; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SIGNALING CASCADES; STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIP;

PHYSIOLOGY;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHEMORECEPTION; CHEMOTAXIS; GENE EXPRESSION; LIGAND; PHENOTYPE; RECOMBINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARBOXYLIC ACID;

CHEMOTAXIS; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHEMOTAXIS; GENE DELETION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 84937937560     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01529-15     Document Type: Article

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