Aeromonas flagella and colonisation mechanisms

R Lowry, S Balboa, JL Parker, JG Shaw - Advances in microbial physiology, 2014 - Elsevier
Aeromonas species are inhabitants of aquatic environments and are able to cause disease
in humans and fish among other animals. In aquaculture, they are responsible for the …

A polar flagella operon (flg) of Aeromonas hydrophila contains genes required for lateral flagella expression

M Altarriba, S Merino, R Gavı́n, R Canals… - Microbial …, 2003 - Elsevier
Aeromonas spp. are pathogens of both humans and poikilothermic animals, causing a
variety of diseases. Certain strains are able to produce two distinct types of flagella; polar …

Motility and the Polar Flagellum Are Required for Aeromonas caviae Adherence to HEp-2 Cells

AA Rabaan, I Gryllos, JM Tomás… - Infection and immunity, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
Aeromonas caviae is increasingly being recognized as a cause of gastroenteritis, especially
among the young. The adherence of aeromonads to human epithelial cells in vitro has been …

Lateral flagella of Aeromonas species are essential for epithelial cell adherence and biofilm formation

R Gavin, AA Rabaan, S Merino, JM Tomás… - Molecular …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Mesophilic Aeromonas strains express a single polar flagellum in all culture conditions and
produce lateral flagella on solid media. Such hyperflagellated cells demonstrate increased …

Lateral flagella are required for increased cell adherence, invasion and biofilm formation by Aeromonas spp.

R Gavín, S Merino, M Altarriba, R Canals… - FEMS microbiology …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Two types of flagella are responsible for motility in mesophilic Aeromonas strains. A polar
unsheathed flagellum is expressed constitutively that allows the bacterium to swim in liquid …

Aeromonas Flagella (Polar and Lateral) Are Enterocyte Adhesins That Contribute to Biofilm Formation on Surfaces

SM Kirov, M Castrisios, JG Shaw - Infection and Immunity, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Aeromonas spp.(gram-negative, aquatic bacteria which include
enteropathogenic strains) have two distinct flagellar systems, namely a polar flagellum for …

Role of flm Locus in MesophilicAeromonas Species Adherence

I Gryllos, JG Shaw, R Gavı́n, S Merino… - Infection and …, 2001 - Am Soc Microbiol
The adherence mechanism of Aeromonas caviae Sch3N to HEp-2 cells was initially
investigated through four mini-Tn 5 mutants that showed a 10-fold decrease in adherence …

Flagellar motility is necessary for Aeromonas hydrophila adhesion

Y Qin, G Lin, W Chen, X Xu, Q Yan - Microbial pathogenesis, 2016 - Elsevier
Adhesion to host surface or cells is the initial step in bacterial pathogenesis, and the
adhesion mechanisms of the fish pathogenic bacteria Aeromonas hydrophila were …

Bacteria that express lateral flagella enable dissection of the multifunctional roles of flagella in pathogenesis

SM Kirov - FEMS microbiology letters, 2003 - academic.oup.com
Flagella are much more than organelles of locomotion and have multiple roles that
contribute to pathogenesis. Bacteria, such as Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Aeromonas spp …

Lateral Flagella and Swarming Motility in Aeromonas Species

SM Kirov, BC Tassell, ABT Semmler… - Journal of …, 2002 - Am Soc Microbiol
Swarming motility, a flagellum-dependent behavior that allows bacteria to move over solid
surfaces, has been implicated in biofilm formation and bacterial virulence. In this study, light …