Cryo-electron tomography of periplasmic flagella in Borrelia burgdorferi reveals a distinct cytoplasmic ATPase complex

Zhuan Qin; Jiagang Tu; Tao Lin; Steven J. Norris; Chunhao Li; Md A. Motaleb; Jun Liu

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3000050

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Cryo-electron tomography of periplasmic flagella in Borrelia burgdorferi reveals a distinct cytoplasmic ATPase complex

Zhuan Qin,

Affiliations Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Microbial Sciences Institute, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Jiagang Tu,

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Tao Lin,

Current address: Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States of America

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Steven J. Norris,

Affiliation Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Chunhao Li,

Affiliation Philips Research Institute, School of Dental Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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Md A. Motaleb ,

* E-mail: jliu@yale.edu (JL); motalebm@ecu.edu (MAM)

Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, United States of America
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Jun Liu

* E-mail: jliu@yale.edu (JL); motalebm@ecu.edu (MAM)

Affiliations Department of Microbial Pathogenesis, Microbial Sciences Institute, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, United States of America

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3108-6735

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Cryo-electron tomography of periplasmic flagella in Borrelia burgdorferi reveals a distinct cytoplasmic ATPase complex

Zhuan Qin,
Jiagang Tu,
Tao Lin,
Steven J. Norris,
Chunhao Li,
Md A. Motaleb,
Jun Liu

Published: November 9, 2018
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000050

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