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Genes governing swarming in Bacillus subtilis and evidence for a phase variation mechanism controlling surface motility.

Molecular microbiology - 1 Apr 2004

Kearns Daniel B, Chu Frances, Rudner Rivka, Losick Richard

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Undomesticated strains of Bacillus subtilis, but not laboratory strains, exhibit robust swarming motility on solid surfaces. The failure of laboratory strains to swarm is caused by a mutation in a gene (sfp) needed for surfactin synthesis and a mutation(s) in an additional unknown gene(s). Insertional mutagenesis of the undomesticated 3610 strain with the transposon mini-Tn10 was carried out to discover genes...

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PMID: 15066026
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2004.03996.x

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