A conservative amino acid mutation in the master regulator FleQ renders Pseudomonas aeruginosa aflagellate.

Flagellar-based motility plays a critical role in Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis, influencing both the establishment of bacterial infection and the host's response to the pathogen. Nonetheless, aflagellate clinical strains are often isolated from acutely and chronically infected patients a...

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Main Authors: Ruchi Jain, Barbara I Kazmierczak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4020848?pdf=render