Impaired competence in flagellar mutants of Bacillus subtilis is connected to the regulatory network governed by DegU
T. Hoelscher, T. Schiklang, A. Dragos, A.-K. Dietel, C. Kost, A. T. Kovacs
This study shows that flagellar mutants of Bacillus subtilis have reduced competence due to decreased comK expression, linked to increased phosphorylated DegU.
bioRxiv · Nov 1, 2017Microbiology