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Structure of the bacterial flagellum extracted from S. typhimurium cells.
These are the original files for the structure is described on figure 1 in this publication: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096098220602286X
David DeRosier, Bacterial Flagellum: Visualizing the Complete Machine , Current Biology, Volume 16, Issue 21, 2006, Pages R928-R930, ISSN 0960-9822, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2006.09.053.
Abstract: Electron tomography of frozen-hydrated bacteria, combined with single particle averaging, has produced stunning images of the intact bacterial flagellum, revealing features of the rotor, stator and export apparatus.
The original files are made available by courtesy of David DeRosier and Dennis Thomas.