Flagellar rotation and the mechanism of bacterial motility

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 May 1974 English Publisher:Springer Science and Business Media LLCJournal:Nature, volume 249, pages 73-74 (issn: 0028-0836, eissn: 1476-4687,

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Authors: M, Silverman; M, Simon;

doi: 10.1038/249073a0

pmid: 4598030

Flagellar rotation and the mechanism of bacterial motility

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Abstract

BACTERIAL flagella are generally composed of three morphologically distinguishable regions: (a) the long flagellar filament which accounts for more than 95% of the flagellar protein; (b) the hook, which is generally 80–90 nm long and has a characteristic shape, and (c) the basal structure which is composed of an intricate set of disks and rods attaching the hook to the cell membrane and cell wall1–3.

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Keywords

Microscopy, Electron, Rotation, Cell Movement, Flagella, Chemotaxis, Escherichia coli, Microscopy, Phase-Contrast

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