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Flagella (singular: flagellum) enable bacteria to swim towards sources of nutrition, and away from sources of toxins. Such directed motility is termed ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotaxis chemotaxis]''. Rapid swimming helps [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bdellovibrio Bdellovibrio] penetrate and parasitize their host bacteria, but flagella are not always essential for virulence<ref name="virulence1">PMID: 2152887</ref>. Flagella are important in responses to quorum sensing<ref name="quorum1">PMID: 15449604</ref> and biofilm formation<ref name="biofilms1">PMID: 19231189</ref><ref name="biofilms2">PMID: 17416647</ref>. Flagella may also be involved in functions other than motility<ref name="otherfunctions">PMID: 17920274</ref>. | Flagella (singular: flagellum) enable bacteria to swim towards sources of nutrition, and away from sources of toxins. Such directed motility is termed ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemotaxis chemotaxis]''. Rapid swimming helps [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bdellovibrio Bdellovibrio] penetrate and parasitize their host bacteria, but flagella are not always essential for virulence<ref name="virulence1">PMID: 2152887</ref>. Flagella are important in responses to quorum sensing<ref name="quorum1">PMID: 15449604</ref> and biofilm formation<ref name="biofilms1">PMID: 19231189</ref><ref name="biofilms2">PMID: 17416647</ref>. Flagella may also be involved in functions other than motility<ref name="otherfunctions">PMID: 17920274</ref>. | ||
*'''FlgA''' is essential for P-ring formation in ''Salmonella'' and ''E. coli''<ref>PMID: 27273476</ref>. | *'''FlgA''' is essential for P-ring formation in ''Salmonella'' and ''E. coli''<ref>PMID: 27273476</ref>. | ||
*'''FlgD''' is essential for hook assembly in ''Salmonella''<ref>PMID: 8157595</ref>. | |||
*'''FliD''' regulates filament assembly by chaperoning [[Flagellin]] proteins<ref>PMID: 27664419</ref>. | *'''FliD''' regulates filament assembly by chaperoning [[Flagellin]] proteins<ref>PMID: 27664419</ref>. | ||
For further information, please see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagellum Flagellum at Wikipedia]. | For further information, please see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagellum Flagellum at Wikipedia]. | ||