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Chemotaxis and transport of amino acids in Allomyces arbuscula

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Among a number of amino acids tested, l-lysine and l-arginine are the principal attractants in the chemotaxis of the zygotes of Allomyces arbuscula. The reaction can be stimulated to a greater or lesser extent by a number of compounds chemically related to l-leucine. No relationship between transport of attracting amino acids and their effect on chemotaxis has been found.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    C. Stumm, J. M. H. Hermans & J. H. Bucks

  2. Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    A. F. Croes

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Stumm, C., Hermans, J.M.H., Croes, A.F. et al. Chemotaxis and transport of amino acids in Allomyces arbuscula . Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 42, 203–209 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00394116

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