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Campylobacter jejuni pdxA affects flagellum-mediated motility to alter host colonization.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Asakura Hiroshi, Hashii Noritaka, Uema Masashi, Kawasaki Nana, Sugita-Konishi Yoshiko, Igimi Shizunobu, Yamamoto Shigeki
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxal-5'-phosphate, PLP) is linked to a variety of biological functions in prokaryotes. Here, we report that the pdxA (putative 4-hydroxy-L-threonine phosphate dehydrogenase) gene plays a pivotal role in the PLP-dependent regulation of flagellar motility, thereby altering host colonization in a leading foodborne pathogen, Campylobacter jejuni. A C. jejuni pdxA mutant failed to produce PLP and...
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