Genetic analysis of Proteus mirabilis mutants defective in swarmer cell elongation.
Swarmer cell differentiation is a complex process involving the activity of many gene products. In this report, we characterized the genetic locus of Tn5 insertion in each of 12 mutants defective in swarmer cell elongation. The mutations fell into four categories affecting either flagellar biosynthesis or energetics, lipopolysaccharide and cell wall biosynthesis, cellular division, or proteolysis of peptides.
Center of Marine Biotechnology, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, Baltimore 21202.
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D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002455:Cell Division; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D005407:Flagella / Q000502:physiology; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009154:Mutation; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000085822:Prolyl Oligopeptidases; D011513:Proteus mirabilis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000254:growth & development; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases / Q000096:biosynthesis
D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D010457:Peptidoglycan; D012697:Serine Endopeptidases; D000085822:Prolyl Oligopeptidases