The cell biology of peritrichous flagella in Bacillus subtilis

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 211-229

  Guttenplan, Sarah B ^a   Shaw, Sidney ^a   Kearns, Daniel B ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN FLHF; PROTEIN FLHG; PROTEIN SWRA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; KINETOSOME; METABOLIC REGULATION; MORPHOGENESIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; FLAGELLA; SEQUENCE DELETION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84871442308     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12103     Document Type: Article

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