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Analysis of a Spontaneous Non-Motile and Avirulent Mutant Shows That FliM Is Required for Full Endoflagella Assembly in Leptospira interrogans

Pathogenic Leptospira strains are responsible for leptospirosis, a worldwide emerging zoonotic disease. These spirochetes are unique amongst bacteria because of their corkscrew-like cell morphology and their periplasmic flagella. Motility is reported as an important virulence determinant, probably f...

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Autores principales: Fontana, Célia, Lambert, Ambroise, Benaroudj, Nadia, Gasparini, David, Gorgette, Olivier, Cachet, Nathalie, Bomchil, Natalia, Picardeau, Mathieu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4820103/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27044038
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152916