Characterization of two sets of subpolar flagella in Bradyrhizobium japonicum

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1083-1089

  Kanbe, Masaomi ^a,b   Yagasaki, Jin ^b,d   Zehner, Susanne ^c   Göttfert, Michael ^c   Aizawa, Shin Ichi ^a,b  

^a PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HIROSHIMA   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL GENOME; BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; CELL MOTILITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARK FIELD MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLAGELLIN GENE; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; NODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOYBEAN; SPECIES COMPARISON; VIBRIO;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FLAGELLA; FLAGELLIN; GENE DELETION; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; LOCOMOTION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

BRADYRHIZOBIUM JAPONICUM; GLYCINE MAX; VIBRIO;

EID: 33846609721     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01405-06     Document Type: Article

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