Mass distribution and spatial organization of the linear bacterial motor of Spiroplasma citri R8A2

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1987-1994

  Trachtenberg, Shlomo ^a   Andrews, S Brian ^b   Leapman, Richard D ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; DIMER; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SPIRALIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CELL MOTILITY; CHEMOTAXIS; CYTOSKELETON; HISTOGRAM; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPIROPLASMA; SPIROPLASMA CITRI;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHEMOTAXIS; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; CYTOSKELETON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; SPIROPLASMA;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SPIROPLASMA; SPIROPLASMA CITRI; UNCULTURED ACTINOMYCETE;

EID: 0037334898     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.6.1987-1994.2003     Document Type: Article

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