Helicobacter pylori strains vary cell shape and flagellum number to maintain robust motility in viscous environments

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 88-110

  Martínez, Laura E ^a,b   Hardcastle, Joseph M ^c   Wang, Jeffrey ^b   Pincus, Zachary ^d   Tsang, Jennifer ^e   Hoover, Timothy R ^e   Bansil, Rama ^c   Salama, Nina R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^c Boston University   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STOMACH MUCIN; CULTURE MEDIUM; MUCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MOTILITY; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL BODY; CELL SHAPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROBIAL MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISCOSITY; WILD TYPE; ADAPTATION; CELL TRACKING; CHEMISTRY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FLAGELLUM; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SINGLE CELL ANALYSIS;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; CELL TRACKING; CULTURE MEDIA; FLAGELLA; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MUCINS; SINGLE-CELL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84955202183     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13218     Document Type: Article

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