Deciphering the genomes of motility-deficient mutants of Vibrio alginolyticus 138-2.

ABSTRACT: The motility of Vibrio species plays a pivotal role in their survival and adaptation to diverse environments and is intricately associated with pathogenicity in both humans and aquatic animals. Numerous mutant strains of Vibrio alginolyticus have been generated using UV or EMS mutagenesis to probe flagellar motility using molecular genetic approaches. Identifying these mutations promises to yield valuable insights into motility at the protein structural physiology level. In this study, we determined the complete genomic structure of 4 reference specimens of laboratory V. alginolyticus strains: a precursor strain, V. alginolyticus 138-2, two strains showing defects in the lateral flagellum (VIO5 and YM4), and one strain showing defects in the polar

SUBMITTER: Uesaka K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10956519 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature