Article
Mycoplasma pneumoniae protein P30 is required for cytadherence and associated with proper cell development.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Feb 1999
Romero-Arroyo C E, Jordan J, Peacock S J, Willby M J, Farmer M A, Krause D C
Abstract excerpt
The attachment organelle of Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a polar, tapered cell extension containing an intracytoplasmic, electron-dense core. This terminal structure is the leading end in gliding motility, and its duplication is thought to precede cell division, raising the possibility that mutations...
Topics
- Adhesins, Bacterial
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Bacterial Adhesion
- Base Sequence
- Genes, Bacterial
- Gold
- Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
- Microscopy, Immunoelectron
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
