Microbes and Environments
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Involvement of Flagella-Driven Motility and Pili in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Colonization at the Air-Liquid Interface
Kyosuke YamamotoHiroyuki AraiMasaharu IshiiYasuo Igarashi
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2012 Volume 27 Issue 3 Pages 320-323

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Many aerobic microorganisms can colonize at the air-liquid interface and form a multicellular structure, known as a pellicle. In this study, the involvement of motility and attachment traits in the Pseudomonas aeruginosa pellicle formation process was investigated. Flagella- and flagellar-motor-deficient mutants exhibited delayed pellicle formation and unusual pellicle morphology, indicating the large contribution of flagella-driven motility to structural development of the pellicle. A pili-deficient mutant showed normal pellicle formation properties, while the disruption of the pilus gene in the flagella-deficient mutant restored normal pellicle morphology. These results indicate that flagella and pili play key roles in P. aeruginosa pellicle development.

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© 2012 Japanese Society of Microbial Ecology / Japanese Society of Soil Microbiology / Taiwan Society of Microbial Ecology
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