Isolation and characterization of flagella and flagellin proteins from the thermoacidophilic archaea Thermoplasma volcanium and Sulfolobus shibatae

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 902-905

  Faguy, David M ^a   Bayley, Douglas P ^a   Kostyukova, Alla S ^a   Thomas, Nikhil A ^a   Jarrell, Ken F ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FLAGELLIN; GLYCOPROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; FLAGELLUM; GRAM NEGATIVE CHEMOLITHOTROPHIC AND METHANE PRODUCING BACTERIA; METHANOBACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOPLASMA;

ARCHAEA; METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOCOCCUS VOLTAE; NEGIBACTERIA; SULFOLOBUS SHIBATAE; THERMOPLASMA VOLCANIUM;

EID: 0030058179     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.3.902-905.1996     Document Type: Article

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