Insertion sequences (ISs) constitute an important component of most bacterial genomes.
Over 500 individual ISs have been described in the literature to date, and many more are …

In the recent Dover trial, and elsewhere, the'Intelligent Design'movement has championed
the bacterial flagellum as an irreducibly complex system that, it is claimed, could not have …

Abstract Toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5) recognizes bacterial flagellin and activates host
inflammatory responses. In this study, we examine the nature of the TLR5-flagellin …

Background In sub-Saharan Africa, non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) are emerging as a
prominent cause of invasive disease (bacteremia and focal infections such as meningitis) in …

Swarming is a specialized form of surface motility displayed by several flagellated bacterial
genera, which shares features with other surface phenomenon such as biofilm formation …

This chapter is an update of a survey of insertion sequences (ISs) published in 1998.
Researchers have retained the same basic structure: a first section including some key …

Mesophilic Aeromonas strains express a single polar flagellum in all culture conditions and
produce lateral flagella on solid media. Such hyperflagellated cells demonstrate increased …

Flagella are complex surface organelles that allow bacteria to move towards favourable
environments and that contribute to the virulence of pathogenic bacteria through adhesion …

An fljB-negative, multidrug-resistant Salmonella enterica serovar 4, 5, 12: i:− phage type DT
U302 strain (resistant to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, sulfonamide, gentamicin, streptomycin …

Most Salmonella serotypes alternatively express either phase-1 or phase-2 flagellar
antigens, encoded by the fliC and fljB genes, respectively. Flagellar phase reversal for the …