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Abstract
Flagellum formation by ubiquinone- and menaquinone-deficient mutant strains of Escherichia coli K-12 was studied under both aerobic and anaerobic growth conditions. Ubiquinone was found to be obligatory for aerobic flagellum formation but could be replaced by menaquinone for anaerobic flagellum formation. A mutant devoid of both quinones was immotile aerobically as well as anaerobically. Hence, the respective electron transport system is obligatory for flagellum formation in Escherichia coli.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 336600 PMCID: PMC235608 DOI: 10.1128/jb.132.3.1034-1035.1977
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490