Flagella and pili are both necessary for efficient attachment of Methanococcus maripaludis to surfaces

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 319, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-50

  Jarrell, Ken F ^a   Stark, Meg ^b   Nair, Divya B ^a   Chong, James P J ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Archaea; Methanogen; Nonflagellated mutant; Nonpiliated mutant

Indexed keywords

GLASS; GOLD; MICA; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; SILICON;

BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BACTERIUM PILUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; LETTER; METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; FIMBRIAE, BACTERIAL; FLAGELLA; METHANOCOCCUS;

METHANOCOCCUS MARIPALUDIS;

EID: 79955002680     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2011.02264.x     Document Type: Letter

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