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. 1990 Feb;172(2):1148–1150. doi: 10.1128/jb.172.2.1148-1150.1990

Methyl transfer in chemotaxis toward sugars by Bacillus subtilis.

M S Thoelke 1, J M Casper 1, G W Ordal 1
PMCID: PMC208551  PMID: 2105294

Abstract

Like amino acids, the sugars glucose and the nonmetabolizable 2-deoxyglucose caused a turnover of methyl groups on the methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins. These sugars also caused methanol formation on addition. Thus, in contrast to chemotaxis in Escherichia coli, taxis to phosphotransferase sugars by Bacillus subtilis utilizes the methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins.

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