Mystery of flik in length control of the Flagellar hook

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 4798-4800

  Aizawa, Shin Ichi ^a  

^a PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HIROSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN FLIK; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEM; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; POLYMORPHIC LOCUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 84866353912     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.06239-11     Document Type: Note

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