Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen and the leading cause of mortality
among immunocompromised patients in clinical setups. The hallmarks of virulence in P …

▪ Abstract Rhizosphere colonization is one of the first steps in the pathogenesis of soilborne
microorganisms. It can also be crucial for the action of microbial inoculants used as …

Polyphosphate kinase (PPK), encoded by the ppk gene, is the principal enzyme in many
bacteria for the synthesis of inorganic polyphosphate (poly P) from ATP. A knockout mutant …

Peptides corresponding to the most conserved domain of eubacterial flagellin act as potent
elicitors in cells of different plant species. In intact Arabidposis thaliana seedlings these …

Many bacteria that cause diseases of humans, animals and plants use flagella to move. This
review summarises recent studies that have analysed the role of motility and chemotaxis in …

The plant basal immune system can detect broadly present m icrobe-a ssociated m olecular
p atterns (MAMPs, also called PAMPs) and induce defenses, but adapted microbes express …

Chronic wound infections are typically polymicrobial; however, most in vivo studies have
focused on monospecies infections. This project was designed to develop an in vivo …

A flagellin gene from the fish pathogen Vibrio anguillarum was cloned, sequenced, and
mutagenized. The DNA sequence suggests that the flaA gene encodes a 40.1-kDa protein …

Although Pseudomonas aeruginosa chronically colonizes most older patients with cystic
fibrosis (CF), bacterial features responsible for its persistence are understood poorly. We …

Flagella contribute to the virulence of pathogenic bacteria through chemotaxis, adhesion to
and invasion of host surfaces. Flagellin is the structural protein that forms the major portion …