Flagella of Salmonella
New insights into the role and formation of flagella in Salmonella
from Rasika M. Harshey writing in Salmonella: From Genome to Function
The flagellum of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is the best studied of all flagellar systems. The major function of the flagellum is to enable swimming and chemotaxis in liquid media, and swarming on surfaces. New structural information, along with biochemical, physicochemical and genetic analyses has greatly accelerated our understanding of the self-assembly of this highly sophisticated nano-machine. The study of swarming motility is a relatively new field, but has begun to reveal new roles for the flagellum, new functions for motility genes and new regulatory circuits that control the decision between motility and sessility. Morphological and functional similarities between flagella and needle complexes, discovery of partial flagellar structures that likely function in export rather than motility, and a rapidly accumulating genome database are gradually illuminating the evolutionary origins of the flagellum.
Further reading: Salmonella: From Genome to Function | Pili and Flagella
from Rasika M. Harshey writing in Salmonella: From Genome to Function
The flagellum of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium is the best studied of all flagellar systems. The major function of the flagellum is to enable swimming and chemotaxis in liquid media, and swarming on surfaces. New structural information, along with biochemical, physicochemical and genetic analyses has greatly accelerated our understanding of the self-assembly of this highly sophisticated nano-machine. The study of swarming motility is a relatively new field, but has begun to reveal new roles for the flagellum, new functions for motility genes and new regulatory circuits that control the decision between motility and sessility. Morphological and functional similarities between flagella and needle complexes, discovery of partial flagellar structures that likely function in export rather than motility, and a rapidly accumulating genome database are gradually illuminating the evolutionary origins of the flagellum.
Further reading: Salmonella: From Genome to Function | Pili and Flagella
Flagella Review
Category: Book Review
I am pleased to provide the following excerpt from a book review of Pili and Flagella: Current Research and Future Trends:
"The Editor has sought chapters for this excellent book from leaders in their respective fields, and he brings together functionality of flagella and pili, as well as their evolution and in the case of flagella, their application as heterologous expression systems. I cannot think of another book that is such a \'one-stop shop\' for such topics gathered together ... the authors write with enthusiasm and authority ... a great purchase for an institutional library or large bacterial research lab." from Elizabeth Sockett (University of Nottingham, UK) writing in Microbiology Today read more ...
"The Editor has sought chapters for this excellent book from leaders in their respective fields, and he brings together functionality of flagella and pili, as well as their evolution and in the case of flagella, their application as heterologous expression systems. I cannot think of another book that is such a \'one-stop shop\' for such topics gathered together ... the authors write with enthusiasm and authority ... a great purchase for an institutional library or large bacterial research lab." from Elizabeth Sockett (University of Nottingham, UK) writing in Microbiology Today read more ...
 | Edited by: Ken Jarrell "excellent book" (Microbiology Today)ISBN: 978-1-904455-48-6 Publisher: Caister Academic Press Publication Date: August 2009 Available now! Cover: hardback |