Microbes and Environments
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The Role of cheA Genes in Swarming and Swimming Motility of Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes KF707
Stefano Fedi, Tania Triscari Barberi, Maria Rosaria Nappi, Federica Sandri, Sean Booth, Raymond J. Turner, Marcella Attimonelli, Martina Cappelletti, Davide Zannoni
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Keywords: bacterial motility, chemotaxis genes, Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes KF707, swarming, swimming
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2016 Volume 31 Issue 2 Pages 169-172

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Abstract

A genome analysis of Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes KF707, a PCBs degrader and metal-resistant soil microorganism, revealed the presence of two novel gene clusters named che2 and che3, which were predicted to be involved in chemotaxis-like pathways, in addition to a che1 gene cluster. We herein report that the histidine kinase coding genes, cheA2 and cheA3, have no role in swimming or chemotaxis in P. pseudoalcaligenes KF707, in contrast to cheA1. However, the cheA1 and cheA2 genes were both necessary for cell swarming, whereas the cheA3 gene product had a negative effect on the optimal swarming phenotype of KF707 cells.

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