Flagellar movement in two bacteria of the family rickettsiaceae: a re-evaluation of motility in an evolutionary perspective.

Flagellar movement in two bacteria of the family rickettsiaceae: a re-evaluation of motility in an evolutionary perspective.

Bacteria of the family Rickettsiaceae have always been largely studied not only for their importance in the medical field, but also as model systems in evolutionary biology. In fact, they share a recent common ancestor with mitochondria. The most studied species, belonging to genera Rickettsia and O...

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Main Authors: Claudia Vannini, Vittorio Boscaro, Filippo Ferrantini, Konstantin A Benken, Timofei I Mironov, Michael Schweikert, Hans-Dieter Görtz, Sergei I Fokin, Elena V Sabaneyeva, Giulio Petroni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3914857?pdf=render

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