Genetic analysis of spirochete flagellin proteins and their involvement in motility, filament assembly, and flagellar morphology

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 190, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 5607-5615

  Li, Chunhao ^a   Wolgemuth, Charles W ^b   Marko, Michael ^c   Morgan, David G ^d   Charon, Nyles W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAGELLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; BRACHYSPIRA HYODYSENTERIAE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FLAGELLA; FLAGELLIN; GENE DELETION; LOCOMOTION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION;

BRACHYSPIRA; SPIROCHAETALES; TREPONEMA;

EID: 49449118209     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00319-08     Document Type: Article

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