title: Chemotaxis in the archaebacterium Methanococcus voltae.
abstract: The archaebacterium Methanococcus voltae, was shown to be chemotactic. Acetate, isoleucine, and leucine were identified as attractants; whereas histidine was not an attractant. A motile, generally nonchemotactic mutant was isolated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Sment
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Konisky
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates; D002633:Chemotaxis; D019605:Euryarchaeota / Q000502:physiology*; D007532:Isoleucine; D007930:Leucine; D009154:Mutation
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D007532:Isoleucine; D007930:Leucine