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SUBMITTER: Kajikawa A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4802830 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kajikawa Akinobu A Midorikawa Emiko E Masuda Kazuya K Kondo Kazuho K Irisawa Tomohiro T Igimi Shizunobu S Okada Sanae S
BMC microbiology 20160322
<h4>Background</h4>Most lactic acid bacteria are non-motile but some of them are flagellated and exhibit motility. So far, motile lactobacilli have rarely been studied, and characteristics of their flagellins are poorly understood. In this study, a highly motile strain of Lactobacillus agilis was recruited for transcriptional analysis and characterization of its flagellins.<h4>Results</h4>Unlike another motile lactic acid bacteria of intestinal isolate, Lactobacillus ruminis, flagellar filaments ...[more]