Characterization of the chemotaxis protein CheW from Rhodobacter sphaeroides and its effect on the behaviour of Escherichia coli.

doi:10.1046/j.1365-2958.1997.3241682.x

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Characterization of the chemotaxis protein CheW from Rhodobacter sphaeroides and its effect on the behaviour of Escherichia coli.

Molecular microbiology - 1 Apr 1997

Hamblin P A, Bourne N A, Armitage J P

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In contrast to the situation in enteric bacteria, chemotaxis in Rhodobacter sphaeroides requires transport and partial metabolism of chemoattractants. A chemotaxis operon has been identified containing homologues of the enteric cheA, cheW, cheR genes and two homologues of the cheY gene. However,...

Topics

Bacterial Proteins
Chemotaxis
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli Proteins
Gene Deletion
Gene Expression
Phenotype
Rhodobacter sphaeroides

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