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Loss of FliL alters Proteus mirabilis surface sensing and temperature-dependent swarming.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jan 2015
Lee Yi-Ying, Belas Robert
Abstract excerpt
Proteus mirabilis is a dimorphic motile bacterium well known for its flagellum-dependent swarming motility over surfaces. In liquid, P. mirabilis cells are 1.5- to 2.0-μm swimmer cells with 4 to 6 flagella. When P. mirabilis encounters a solid surface, where flagellar rotation is limited, swimmer cells differentiate into elongated (10- to 80-μm), highly flagellated swarmer cells. In order for P. mirabilis to...
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