Functional role of bdm during flagella biogenesis in Escherichia coli.
Curr Microbiol
; 70(3): 369-73, 2015 Mar.
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in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25398323
ABSTRACT
The biofilm-dependent modulation gene (bdm) has recently been shown to play a role in osmotic-induced formation of biofilm in Escherichia coli. In this study, we demonstrated that deletion of bdm results in down-regulation of flagella biosynthesis genes and, consequently, a defect in E. coli motility. In addition, we employed atomic force microscopy to confirm the absence of flagella-like structures on the surface of bdm-null cells. These findings indicate that bdm plays a key role in regulatory pathway for the formation of flagella.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Biofilms
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Escherichia coli Proteins
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Escherichia coli
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Flagella
Language:
En
Journal:
Curr Microbiol
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article