Impact of flagellar filament length on <i>Campylobacter jejuni</i> for colonization and flagellar-dependent phenotypes.

ABSTRACT: Many bacteria produce flagella to swim and navigate through environments. Depending on the species, flagella are beneficial for other activities such as sensing surfaces to initiate biofilm development, secretion of specific proteins, and interactions with hosts to promote colonization or pathogenesis of disease. The extracellular region of the flagellum consists mostly of the filament, which is required for many flagellar-dependent activities. The length of the filament varies across bacterial flagellates and even stochastically within a clonal population, but it is unknown whether or how altering filament length impacts flagellar function for motility and other activities. We recently discovered a mechanism by which FlaG of Campylobacter jejuni and other polarly flagellated bacter

SUBMITTER: Waller AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12445086 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature