Theoretical Analysis of Twist/Bend Ratio and Mechanical Moduli of Bacterial Flagellar Hook and Filament

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 3204-3210

  Flynn, Terence C ^a   Ma, Jianpeng ^a,b  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; CALCULATION; CELL MOTION; ELASTICITY; MASS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICS; MODEL; MOTION; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIGIDITY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; VIBRATION; YOUNG MODULUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 2142716831     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(04)74368-4     Document Type: Article

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