The dynamic behavior of bacterial macrofibers growing with one end prevented from rotating: variation in shaft rotation along the fiber's length, and supercoil movement on a solid surface toward the constrained end

The dynamic behavior of bacterial macrofibers growing with one end prevented from rotating: variation in shaft rotation along the fiber's length, and supercoil movement on a solid surface toward the constrained end

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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bacterial macrofibers twist as they grow, writhe, supercoil and wind up into plectonemic structures (helical forms the individual filaments of which cannot be taken apart without unwinding) that eventually carry loops at both of thei...

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Main Authors: Chen Liling, Roy Darshan, Shipman Patrick, Mendelson Neil H, Thwaites John J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-08-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/3/18
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