Type IV Pili of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans are necessary for sliding, twitching motility, and adherence

Current Microbiology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-24

  Li, Yong Quan ^a   Wan, Dong Shi ^a   Huang, Shuang Sheng ^b   Leng, Fei Fan ^a   Yan, Lei ^a   Ni, Yong Qing ^a   Li, Hong Yu ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NORTH MINZU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; FLAGELLA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

EID: 76749133547     PISSN: 03438651     EISSN: 14320991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-009-9494-8     Document Type: Article

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