Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Specialization of independently acquired flagellar FliC proteins in plant-associated Sphingomonas balances swimming and immunogenicity
Dor Russ, Chinmay Saha, Karnelia Paul…·Jeffery L. Dangl
The paper shows plant-associated Sphingomonas use two flagellar FliC variants to balance swimming and immune evasion by partitioning motility and colonization functions.
DOI 10.64898/2026.02.23.707200