Bactofilin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bactofilin is a noun meaning A cytoskeletal element that forms filaments throughout the cells of the rod-shaped proteobacterium Myxococcus xanthus.
Meaning
A cytoskeletal element that forms filaments throughout the cells of the rod-shaped proteobacterium Myxococcus xanthus.
Example Sentences
Many of the genomes containing bactofilin genes have multiple paralogous copies, which can be organized in an operon-like structure, or can be present at distinct genomic sites.
Word Forms
- bactofilins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bacillolysin, microfilament, streptobactin, biofilament, bacterionanofiber, bacillibactin.
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