The archaellum: A rotating type IV pilus

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 716-723

  Shahapure, Rajesh ^a,c   Driessen, Rosalie P C ^a   Haurat, M Florencia ^b   Albers, Sonja Verena ^b   Dame, Remus Th ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROMOLECULE;

CELL SURFACE; LOCOMOTION; MACROMOLECULE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION RESPONSE; SULFOLOBUS ACIDOCALDARIUS; TEMPERATURE;

CELL SURFACE EXTENSIONS; LOCOMOTION; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; SULFOLOBUS ACIDOCALDARIUS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84893768762     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12486     Document Type: Article

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