Identification of a Vibrio cholerae chemoreceptor that senses taurine and amino acids as attractants
Nishiyama, S., Takahashi, Y., Yamamoto, K., Suzuki, D., Itoh, Y., Sumita, K., Uchida, Y., Homma, M., Imada, K., Kawagishi, I.(2016) Sci Rep 6: 20866-20866
- PubMed: 26878914 
- DOI: 10.1038/srep20866
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- PubMed Abstract: 
Vibrio cholerae, the etiological agent of cholera, was found to be attracted by taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid), a major constituent of human bile. Mlp37, the closest homolog of the previously identified amino acid chemoreceptor Mlp24, was found ...