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Spinning tails: homologies among bacterial flagellar systems
1Dept of Microbiology, University of Texas at Austin, 78712, USA. rasika@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Trends in Microbiology
|June 1, 1996
Abstract:
The bacterial flagellum is a magnificent motion machine that guides the cell in directions dictated by diverse sensory signals. This article reviews the structure and function of this organelle in the context of bacterial variety, and examines a tantalizing connection between motility and virulence that appears to be emerging.