Loss of Flagella-Related Genes Enables a Nonflagellated, Fungal-Predating Bacterium To Strengthen the Synthesis of an Antifungal Weapon

ABSTRACT Loss of flagellar genes causes a nonmotile phenotype. The genus Lysobacter consists of numerous environmentally ubiquitous, nonflagellated bacteria, including Lysobacter enzymogenes, an antifungal bacterium that is beneficial to plants. L. enzymogenes still has many flagellar genes on its g...

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Main Authors: Dan Xiong, Zixiang Yang, Xueting He, Weimei He, Danyu Shen, Lu Wang, Long Lin, Aprodisia Murero, Tohru Minamino, Xiaolong Shao, Guoliang Qian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-02-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.04149-22