The “Jack-of-all-Trades” Flagellum From Salmonella and E. coli Was Horizontally Acquired From an Ancestral β-Proteobacterium

The “Jack-of-all-Trades” Flagellum From Salmonella and E. coli Was Horizontally Acquired From an Ancestral β-Proteobacterium

The γ-proteobacteria are a group of diverse bacteria including pathogenic Escherichia, Salmonella, Vibrio, and Pseudomonas species. The majority swim in liquids with polar, sodium-driven flagella and swarm on surfaces with lateral, non-chemotactic flagella. Notable exceptions are the enteric Enterob...

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Main Authors: Josie L. Ferreira, Izaak Coleman, Max L. Addison, Tobias Zachs, Bonnie L. Quigley, Kristin Wuichet, Morgan Beeby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
bacterial flagella
electron cryotomography
molecular evolution
subtomogram averaging
horizontal gene transfer
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.643180/full

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