Reversible expression of flagella in Campylobacter jejuni.
Campylobacter jejuni 81116 and A3249 undergo a bidirectional transition between flagellated (Fla+) and aflagellated (Fla-) phenotypes. When measured in culture medium, the Fla+----Fla- transition occurred at a rate of 3.1 X 10(-3) to 5.9 X 10(-3) per cell per generation, and the Fla- to Fla+ transition occurred at a rate of 4.0 X 10(-7) to 8.0 X 10(-7) per cell per generation. However, passage through a rabbit intestine markedly favored the Fla+ phenotype.
D000268:Adhesiveness; D000818:Animals; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000235:genetics / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003470:Culture Media; D005407:Flagella / Q000502:physiology*; D010641:Phenotype; D011817:Rabbits; D014774:Virulence
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