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SUBMITTER: Xu H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7178549 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xu Hui H He Jun J Liu Jun J Motaleb Md A MA
Molecular microbiology 20191208 2
Borrelia burgdorferi is a highly motile spirochete due to its periplasmic flagella. Unlike flagella of other bacteria, spirochetes' periplasmic flagella possess a complex structure called the collar, about which little is known in terms of function and composition. Using various approaches, we have identified a novel protein, BB0326, as a key component of the collar. We show that a peripheral portion of the collar is diminished in the Δbb0326 mutant and restored in the complemented bb0326+ cells ...[more]