Chemotactic response and adaptation dynamics in Escherichia coli.

Adaptation of the chemotaxis sensory pathway of the bacterium Escherichia coli is integral for detecting chemicals over a wide range of background concentrations, ultimately allowing cells to swim towards sources of attractant and away from repellents. Its biochemical mechanism based on methylation...

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Main Authors: Diana Clausznitzer, Olga Oleksiuk, Linda Løvdok, Victor Sourjik, Robert G Endres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-05-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2873904?pdf=render