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Acetylcholine Inhibition of Escherichia coli Chemotaxis for Aspartate
Author(s) -
Shinozawa Takao,
Fukunaga Shinya
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1989.tb02019.x
Subject(s) - acetylcholine , chemotaxis , escherichia coli , biology , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , enterobacteriaceae , biochemistry , pharmacology , genetics , receptor , gene
Abstract Though acetylcholin per se was not attractant or repellent for Escherichia coli , it was found that acetylcholine inhibits the chemotaxis of the bacteria for aspartate. The inhibition appeared at 10 −5 m of acetylcholine and at 10 −2 m the inhibition reached 50%.