A phase variant of Azospirillum lipoferum lacks a polar flagellum and constitutively expresses mechanosensing lateral flagella

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 4701-4704

  Alexandre, Gladys ^a,b   Rohr, René ^a   Bally, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAGELLIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; AZOSPIRILLUM; CELL MOTILITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLAGELLUM; MECHANORECEPTOR; NONHUMAN;

AZOSPIRILLUM; AZOSPIRILLUM LIPOFERUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0032858491     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.65.10.4701-4704.1999     Document Type: Article

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