Switching of the Bacterial Flagellar Motor Near Zero Load

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 390, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 394-400

  Yuan, Junhua ^a   Fahrner, Karen A ^a   Berg, Howard C ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

allostery; Escherichia coli; nano gold; speed; torque

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOPARTICLE; NANOSPHERE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 67449083504     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.05.039     Document Type: Article

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