ISOLATION AND STRUCTURE OF THE FIBRIL PROTEIN, A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE INTERNAL RIBBON FOR SPIROPLASMA SWIMMING

Isolation and structure of the fibril protein, a major component of the internal ribbon for Spiroplasma swimming

Spiroplasma, which are known pathogens and commensals of arthropods and plants, are helical-shaped bacteria that lack a peptidoglycan layer.Spiroplasma swim by alternating between left- and right-handed helicity.Of note, this system is not related to flagellar motility, which is widespread in bacteria.A helical ribbon running along the inner side o

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