Novel cellular organization in a gliding mycoplasma, Mycoplasma insons

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 191, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 5312-5314

  Relich, Ryan F ^a   Friedberg, Aaron J ^a   Balish, Mitchell F ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA INSONS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; CYTOSKELETON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MYCOPLASMA;

MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMATALES;

EID: 67749114249     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00474-09     Document Type: Article

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