Multiple large filament bundles observed in Caulobacter crescentus by electron cryotomography

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-14

  Briegel, Ariane ^a   Dias, D Prabha ^a   Li, Zhuo ^a   Jensen, Rasmus B ^b   Frangakis, Achilleas S ^c   Jensen, Grant J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ROSKILDE UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL CYCLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MUTATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33748670272     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05355.x     Document Type: Article

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