Flagellar hook length is controlled by a secreted molecular ruler

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 4793-4796

  Hughes, Kelly T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLAGELLA; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 84866419413     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00343-12     Document Type: Note

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