Bacterial Motility Measured by a Miniature Chamber for High-Pressure Microscopy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Pressure Dependence of Motility of Swimming E. coli
2.2. Torque Generation of Single Flagellar Motors in Tethered Cells
3. Experimental Section
3.1. High-Pressure Chamber and Microscope
3.2. Bacterial Strains
3.3. Purification of E. coli Flagellin and Preparation of the Anti-Flagellin Antibody
3.4. Motility Assays
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
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Nishiyama, M.; Kojima, S. Bacterial Motility Measured by a Miniature Chamber for High-Pressure Microscopy. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2012, 13, 9225-9239. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms13079225
Nishiyama M, Kojima S. Bacterial Motility Measured by a Miniature Chamber for High-Pressure Microscopy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2012; 13(7):9225-9239. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms13079225
Chicago/Turabian StyleNishiyama, Masayoshi, and Seiji Kojima. 2012. "Bacterial Motility Measured by a Miniature Chamber for High-Pressure Microscopy" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 13, no. 7: 9225-9239. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms13079225