Biofilms, flagella, and mechanosensing of surfaces by bacteria

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 517-527

  Belas, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Flagella; FliL; Mechanosensing; Membrane potential; MotAB; Proton motive force

Indexed keywords

FLIL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL BIOFILM; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIAL TRANSLOCATION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SURFACE; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; ION TRANSPORT; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION; MEMBRANE FORMATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TWITCHING MOTILITY; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAULOBACTER VIBRIOIDES; FLAGELLUM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CAULOBACTER CRESCENTUS; FLAGELLA; MECHANOTRANSDUCTION, CELLULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEUS MIRABILIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 84906935104     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: 18784380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2014.05.002     Document Type: Review

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