Detection of a sheath on Azospirillum brasilense polar flagellum

Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 728-734

  Burygin, G L ^a   Shirokov, A A ^a   Shelud'Ko, A V ^a   Katsy, E I ^a   Shchygolev, S Yu ^a   Matora, L Yu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF PLANTS AND MICROORGANISMS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Azospirillum brasilense; Lipopolysaccharides; Motility; Polar flagellum; Sheath

Indexed keywords

AZOSPIRILLUM BRASILENSE;

EID: 36849037930     PISSN: 00262617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0026261707060124     Document Type: Article

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