Cell polarity, intercellular signalling and morphogenetic cell movements in Myxococcus xanthus

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 587-593

  Søgaard Andersen, Lotte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTOR PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHEA KINASE; CHEW PROTEIN; CHEY PROTEIN; MGIA PROTEIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN HISTIDINE KINASE; PROTEIN NLS; PROTEIN PAL; PROTEIN TOLA; PROTEIN TOLB; PROTEIN TOLQ; PROTEIN TOLR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOGENESIS; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MOTION; CELL POLARITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; METHYLATION; MORPHOGENESIS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PHOTOTROPHIC, GLIDING, SHEATHED, BUDDING OR APPENDAGED BACTERIA; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOIL MICROFLORA; SPOROGENESIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL POLARITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MORPHOGENESIS; MOVEMENT; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GOSSWEILERODENDRON BALSAMIFERUM; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS;

EID: 8844230351     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2004.10.004     Document Type: Review

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