The flk gene of Salmonella typhimurium couples flagellar P-and L-ring assembly to flagellar morphogenesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2389-2400

  Karlinsey, Joyce E ^a   Pease, Andrew J ^a,c   Winkler, Malcolm E ^b   Bailey, Jeanne L ^a   Hughes, Kelly T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; FLAGELLUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHAETODON; ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 0030977797     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.7.2389-2400.1997     Document Type: Article

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