The unique structure of archaeal 'hami', highly complex cell appendages with nano-grappling hooks.

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Published in Mol Microbiol on April 01, 2005

Authors

Christine Moissl1, Reinhard Rachel, Ariane Briegel, Harald Engelhardt, Robert Huber

Author Affiliations

1: Lehrstuhl für Mikrobiologie und Archaeenzentrum, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, D-93053 Regensburg, Germany.

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