Native cellular architecture of Treponema denticola revealed by cryo-electron tomography

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-17

  Izard, Jacques ^a,b,c   Hsieh, Chyong Ere ^d   Limberger, Ronald J ^c,d   Mannella, Carmen A ^c,d   Marko, Michael ^d  

^a FORSYTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF DENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c School of Public Health   (Spain)

^d WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell division; Electron microscopy; Flagella; Intermediate like filament; Motility; Septation; Spirochetes

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; CYTOPLASM; FLAGELLUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA;

CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSKELETON; FLAGELLA; PERIPLASM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA;

SPIROCHAETALES; TREPONEMA DENTICOLA;

EID: 45549101208     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2008.03.009     Document Type: Article

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