The archaellum: An old motility structure with a new name

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 307-312

  Jarrell, Ken F ^a   Albers, Sonja Verena ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Archaea; Archaeal flagellum; Archaellum; Flagellum; Motility; Type IV pili

Indexed keywords

ARCHAELLUM; ARCHEAN; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIUM PILUS; CELL MOTILITY; FLAGELLUM; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPECIES COMPARISON; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ARCHAEA; FLAGELLA; LOCOMOTION; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 84862754646     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: 18784380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2012.04.007     Document Type: Review

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