Flagellar formation in Escherichia coli electron transport mutants.
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.
D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid / Q000096:biosynthesis; D004579:Electron Transport; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000378:metabolism*; D005407:Flagella / Q000502:physiology*; D009068:Movement; D009154:Mutation; D014451:Ubiquinone / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000096:biosynthesis
D014812:Vitamin K; D014451:Ubiquinone; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid