Flagellin gene (fliC) of Thermus thermophilus HB8: Characterization of its product and involvement to flagella assembly and microbial motility

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1265-1277

  Papaneophytou, Christos P ^a   Papi, Rigini M ^a   Pantazaki, Anastasia A ^a   Kyriakidis, Dimitrios A ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Flagella assembly; Flagellin; fliC gene; Motility; T. Thermophilus HB8

Indexed keywords

CARBON SOURCE; FLAGELLAR FILAMENTS; FLAGELLIN; FLAGELLIN PROTEINS; GLYCOSYLATED; HOMODIMERS; IMMUNODETECTION; LOW VISCOSITY; MINERAL SALT MEDIUMS; MOTILITY; N-GLYCOSIDASE; PROLONGED CULTIVATION; SODIUM GLUCONATE; STABLE COMPLEXES; SWIMMING MOTILITY; THERMOPHILUS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS HB8; WESTERN BLOTS;

BACTERIA; GENES;

CELLS;

FLAGELLIN; GLYCOSYLATED PROTEIN; HOMODIMER;

BACTERIUM; CHROMATOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL ROLE; GENE EXPRESSION; HEATING; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MOTILITY; PH; PLASMID; PROTEIN; VISCOSITY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CELL MOTILITY; FILAMENTOUS ALGA; GLYCOSYLATION AND DEGLYCOSYLATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; FLAGELLA; FLAGELLIN; LOCOMOTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 84863841770     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-3913-7     Document Type: Article

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