The flagellum is an important macromolecular machine for many pathogenic bacteria. It is a
hetero-oligomeric structure comprised of three major sub-structures: basal body, hook and …

Bacteria swim in liquid environments by means of a complex rotating structure known as the
flagellum. Approximately 40 proteins are required for the assembly and functionality of this …

The expression of the bacterial flagellar genes follows a hierarchical pattern. In Rhodobacter
sphaeroides the flagellar genes encoding the hook and basal body proteins are expressed …

SltF was identified previously as an autolysin required for the assembly of flagella in the
alphaproteobacteria, but the nature of its peptidoglycan lytic activity remained unknown …

Methods We have generated two independent mutants in the flgJ gene of HH103 and
analysed their phenotypes in motility, exopolysaccharide production, biofilm formation …

Bacterial flagellar rod structure is built across the peptidoglycan (PG) layer. A Salmonella
enterica flagellar protein FlgJ is believed to consist of two functional domains, the N-terminal …

Xanthomonas citri ssp. citri, a polar flagellated bacterium, causes citrus canker disease
worldwide. In this study, we found that the X. citri ssp. citri response regulator VemR plays a …

We have characterized open reading frame RSP0072, which is located within the flgG
operon in Rhodobacter sphaeroides. The amino acid sequence analysis of this gene …

Assembly of the bacterial flagellar rod, hook, and filament requires penetration through the
peptidoglycan (PG) sacculus and outer membrane. In most β-and γ-proteobacteria, the …

In this work, we describe a periplasmic protein that is essential for flagellar rotation in
Rhodobacter sphaeroides. This protein is encoded upstream of flgA, and its expression is …