Chemotaxis in the archaebacterium Methanococcus voltae.
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.
Sment
K A
KA
Department of Microbiology, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.
Konisky
J
J
D000085:Acetates; D002633:Chemotaxis; D019605:Euryarchaeota / Q000502:physiology*; D007532:Isoleucine; D007930:Leucine; D009154:Mutation
D000085:Acetates; D007532:Isoleucine; D007930:Leucine