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A conservative amino acid mutation in the master regulator FleQ renders Pseudomonas aeruginosa aflagellate.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Jain Ruchi, Kazmierczak Barbara I
Abstract excerpt
Flagellar-based motility plays a critical role in Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenesis, influencing both the establishment of bacterial infection and the host's response to the pathogen. Nonetheless, aflagellate clinical strains are often isolated from acutely and chronically infected patients and...
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