Abstract
Chemotactic responses are mediated by nodulation of the frequency of tumbling. Studies with methionine auxotrophs of wild type E. coli and four mutants which tumble continuously show that methionine or one of its metabolites is involved in the tumbling process. Following removal of methionine, the wild type and two mutants, after various periods of time, became unable to tumble. The presence of constant levels of chemical attractants considerably shortened these periods in the three strains and eliminated tumbling in another mutant. This effect of attractants implies that methionine or some derivative of methionine is also involved in transducing chemical stimuli to bacterial responses.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4640-4644 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
Volume | 72 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1975 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General