Characterization of Halobacterium halobium mutants defective in taxis.

doi:10.1128/jb.172.5.2328-2335.1990

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Characterization of Halobacterium halobium mutants defective in taxis.

Journal of bacteriology - 1 May 1990

Sundberg S A, Alam M, Lebert M, Spudich J L, Oesterhelt D, Hazelbauer G L

Abstract excerpt

Mutant derivatives of Halobacterium halobium previously isolated by using a procedure that selected for defective phototactic response to white light were examined for an array of phenotypic characteristics related to phototaxis and chemotaxis. The properties tested were unstimulated swimming beh...

Topics

Bacterial Proteins
Cell Movement
Halobacterium
Kinetics
Light
Methionine
Methylation
Mutation
Rhodopsin

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