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. 1977 Dec;132(3):1034-5.
doi: 10.1128/jb.132.3.1034-1035.1977.

Anaerobic electron transport in anaerobic flagellum formation in Escherichia coli

R Hertz, J Bar-Tana

Anaerobic electron transport in anaerobic flagellum formation in Escherichia coli

R Hertz et al. J Bacteriol. 1977 Dec.

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.

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