| Value |
55
nm
Range: ±6 nm
|
| Organism |
Bacteria Salmonella typhimurium |
| Reference |
Physiology of the Bacterial Cell. Neidhardt F. C., Ingraham J.L., Schaechter M. Sinauer Associates Inc. 1990. |
| Primary Source |
Hirano T, Yamaguchi S, Oosawa K, Aizawa S. Roles of FliK and FlhB in determination of flagellar hook length in Salmonella typhimurium. J Bacteriol. 1994 Sep 176(17):5439-49.PubMed ID8071222
|
| Comments |
6 kinds of protein. In contrast to the filament, the hook has a rather well-defined length (ca. 55 ± 6 nm [56, 80]) and
consists of about 130 subunits. Value of 80nm given in Ref p. 49. |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
104824 |