Role of Flagellin-Homologous Proteins in Biofilm Formation by Pathogenic <italic toggle="yes">Vibrio</italic> Species

ABSTRACT The pathogenic bacterium Vibrio vulnificus exhibits the ability to form biofilm, for which initiation is dependent upon swimming motility by virtue of a polar flagellum. The filament of its flagellum is composed of multiple flagellin subunits, FlaA, -B, -C, and -D. In V. vulnificus genomes,...

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Main Authors: You-Chul Jung, Mi-Ae Lee, Kyu-Ho Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-08-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01793-19