Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 10.4, Problem 1TQ
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To review:
The following:
1. The direction of rotation of bacillus when an attractant is added.
2. The interval between clockwise and counterclockwise switching when mutants cheY,cheA,cheZ, and cheR are tethered to the slide and attractants are added.
Introduction:
The movement of an organism in response to a chemical stimulus is defined as
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Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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