Quantification of flagellar motor stator dynamics through in vivo proton-motive force control

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 338-347

  Tipping, Murray J ^a   Steel, Bradley C ^b   Delalez, Nicolas J ^b   Berry, Richard M ^b   Armitage, Judith P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MOTB STATOR PROTEIN; PROTON PUMP; RHODOPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BINDING SITE; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DISSOCIATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ILLUMINATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOTOR CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON MOTIVE FORCE; ROTATION; VELOCITY;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FLAGELLA; LIGHT; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; PROTON-MOTIVE FORCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84872371364     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12098     Document Type: Article

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