High-force generation is a conserved property of type IV pilus systems

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 4633-4638

  Clausen, Martin ^a   Jakovljevic, Vladimir ^b   Søgaard Andersen, Lotte ^b   Maier, Berenike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MOLECULAR MOTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BACTERIUM PILUS; FORCE; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL TWEEZERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TYPE IV PILUS SYSTEM; VELOCITY; FIMBRIA; GENE INACTIVATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASES; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; GENE KNOCKOUT TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; MOVEMENT; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE;

EID: 67650321575     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00396-09     Document Type: Article

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