A mesoscopic model for helical bacterial flagella

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 162-178

  Friedrich, Benjamin ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICS IN THE SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial flagella; Lattice rotation model; Multi state control problem; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

FLAGELLIN;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLA; FLAGELLIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33745451395     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-006-0380-8     Document Type: Article

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