The archaeabacterial flagellar filament: A bacterial propeller with a pilus-like structure

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue 3-5, 2006, Pages 208-220

  Trachtenberg, Shlomo ^a   Cohen Krausz, Sara ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Archaeabacteria; Bacterial motility; cryo EM; Flagellar filament; STEM

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FLAGELLIN;

ARCHAEBACTERIUM; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIUM; BACTERIUM PILUS; BIOCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GLYCOSYLATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN STABILITY; REVIEW;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARCHAEA; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; FLAGELLA; GLYCOSYLATION; HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ORGANELLES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SULFOLOBUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33748768732     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094055     Document Type: Review

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