Bacterial flagellar diversity and evolution: seek simplicity and distrust it?

Lori A.S. Snyder; Nicholas J. Loman; Klaus Fütterer; Mark J. Pallen

doi:10.1016/j.tim.2008.10.002

Bacterial flagellar diversity and evolution: seek simplicity and distrust it?

Lori A.S. Snyder^*
, Nicholas J. Loman
, Klaus Fütterer
, Mark J. Pallen

^*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

33 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Flagella are the chief organelles of motility in bacteria. In recent years, several new findings have illuminated the evolution of bacterial flagella, including cut-down versions of the organelle in Buchnera, a dispensable ATPase and structural evidence for homology between FliG (a component of the flagellar motor) and MgtE (a magnesium transporter). However, a fresh examination of the phylogenetic distribution of flagellar genes warns against a simplistic model of early flagellar evolution.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-5
Number of pages	5
Journal	Trends in Microbiology
Volume	17
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tim.2008.10.002
Publication status	Published - Jan 2009
Externally published	Yes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Access to Document

10.1016/j.tim.2008.10.002

Cite this

@article{0fe7a5c035e2468f9626642345f7ed2f,

title = "Bacterial flagellar diversity and evolution: seek simplicity and distrust it?",

abstract = "Flagella are the chief organelles of motility in bacteria. In recent years, several new findings have illuminated the evolution of bacterial flagella, including cut-down versions of the organelle in Buchnera, a dispensable ATPase and structural evidence for homology between FliG (a component of the flagellar motor) and MgtE (a magnesium transporter). However, a fresh examination of the phylogenetic distribution of flagellar genes warns against a simplistic model of early flagellar evolution.",

author = "Snyder, \{Lori A.S.\} and Loman, \{Nicholas J.\} and Klaus F{\"u}tterer and Pallen, \{Mark J.\}",

year = "2009",

month = jan,

doi = "10.1016/j.tim.2008.10.002",

language = "English",

volume = "17",

pages = "1--5",

journal = "Trends in Microbiology",

issn = "0966-842X",

publisher = "Elsevier Ltd.",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Bacterial flagellar diversity and evolution

T2 - seek simplicity and distrust it?

AU - Snyder, Lori A.S.

AU - Loman, Nicholas J.

AU - Fütterer, Klaus

AU - Pallen, Mark J.

PY - 2009/1

Y1 - 2009/1

N2 - Flagella are the chief organelles of motility in bacteria. In recent years, several new findings have illuminated the evolution of bacterial flagella, including cut-down versions of the organelle in Buchnera, a dispensable ATPase and structural evidence for homology between FliG (a component of the flagellar motor) and MgtE (a magnesium transporter). However, a fresh examination of the phylogenetic distribution of flagellar genes warns against a simplistic model of early flagellar evolution.

AB - Flagella are the chief organelles of motility in bacteria. In recent years, several new findings have illuminated the evolution of bacterial flagella, including cut-down versions of the organelle in Buchnera, a dispensable ATPase and structural evidence for homology between FliG (a component of the flagellar motor) and MgtE (a magnesium transporter). However, a fresh examination of the phylogenetic distribution of flagellar genes warns against a simplistic model of early flagellar evolution.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/58149302693

U2 - 10.1016/j.tim.2008.10.002

DO - 10.1016/j.tim.2008.10.002

M3 - Article

C2 - 19081724

AN - SCOPUS:58149302693

SN - 0966-842X

VL - 17

SP - 1

EP - 5

JO - Trends in Microbiology

JF - Trends in Microbiology

IS - 1

ER -

Bacterial flagellar diversity and evolution: seek simplicity and distrust it?

Abstract

UN SDGs

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this