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The Flagellum

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Pseudomonas

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Abstract

The classic pseudomonads are characterized by polar flagella, ranging from a single polar flagellum, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, to several polar flagella in Pseudomonas putida, Pseudomonas fluorescens, and Pseudomonas syringae. The only exception is Burkholderia mallei, which is permanently immotile and interestingly requires a living host for survival. It is the causal agent of the disease, glanders, in horses. Several of the multipolar flagellar types have been removed from the Pseudomonas genus based on r-RNA probe comparisons (Holloway, 1996), most recently to the Burkholderia spp. Some of these groups are discussed separately for comparison. The bulk of this chapter, however, focuses on P. aeruginosa because most studies of flagella have centered on this organism, primarily because of its clinical importance, but also because of its own metabolic uniqueness and versatility.

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Montie, T.C. (1998). The Flagellum. In: Montie, T.C. (eds) Pseudomonas. Biotechnology Handbooks, vol 10. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0120-0_8

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