Chemosensory pathways, motility and development in Myxococcus xanthus
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Zusman, D. R., Scott, A. E., Yang, Z., & Kirby, J. R. (2007). Chemosensory pathways, motility and development in Myxococcus xanthus. Nature Reviews Microbiology, 5(11), 862–872.

Authors 4
  1. David R. Zusman (first)
  2. Ansley E. Scott (additional)
  3. Zhaomin Yang (additional)
  4. John R. Kirby (additional)
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@article{Zusman_2007, title={Chemosensory pathways, motility and development in Myxococcus xanthus}, volume={5}, ISSN={1740-1534}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro1770}, DOI={10.1038/nrmicro1770}, number={11}, journal={Nature Reviews Microbiology}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Zusman, David R. and Scott, Ansley E. and Yang, Zhaomin and Kirby, John R.}, year={2007}, month=nov, pages={862–872} }