Flagellar Formation in Escherichia Coli Electron Transport Mutants

Overview

Journal J Bacteriol

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1977 May 1

PMID 400795

Citations 13

Authors

J Bar Tana

B J Howlett

D E Koshland Jr

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Abstract

Mutants of Escherichia coli lacking ubiquinone or heme have been tested for motility and found to be essentially immotile. The loss of motility is identified with the loss of flagellum synthesis.

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