Attractant-directed Motility in Escherichia Coli: Requirement for a Fluid Lipid Phase

Overview

Journal J Bacteriol

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 1974 Jun 1

PMID 4597999

Citations 9

Authors

K W Lofgren

C F Fox

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Abstract

Attractant-directed motility (chemotaxis) in Escherichia coli has an absolute requirement for a fluid membrane. No such requirement was detected for motility per se.

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