Three-dimensional structure of Mycoplasma pneumoniae's attachment organelle and a model for its role in gliding motility

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 376-385

  Henderson, Gregory P ^a   Jensen, Grant J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; CELL MOTILITY; CELL ORGANELLE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; KINETOSOME; MODEL; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CYTOSKELETON; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOVEMENT; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; ORGANELLES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 33645306591     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05113.x     Document Type: Article

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