Elasticity of flagellar hooks

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 305-309

  Sen, Anindito ^a   Nandy, Ranjan K ^a   Ghosh, Amar N ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHOLERA AND ENTERIC DISEASES   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial hooks; Electron microscopy; Flagella

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLUM; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; VIBRIO; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

BACTERIA; ELASTICITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HOOKS;

BACTERIAL HOOK; BENDING MOTION; CONTOUR LENGTHS; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; ELECTRON MICROGRAPH; FLAGELLATED BACTERIA; FLAGELLUM; FLEXURAL RIGIDITIES; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; THERMAL BENDING;

RIGIDITY;

EID: 3242890492     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/53.3.305     Document Type: Article

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