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Flagellate Motility, Behavioral Responses and Active Transport in Purple Non-Sulfur Bacteria

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Anoxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria

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Armitage, J.P., Kelly, D.J., Sockett, R.E. (1995). Flagellate Motility, Behavioral Responses and Active Transport in Purple Non-Sulfur Bacteria. In: Blankenship, R.E., Madigan, M.T., Bauer, C.E. (eds) Anoxygenic Photosynthetic Bacteria. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47954-0_47

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