Abstract
SummaryWhen a liquid culture of Serratia spp. reaches the last part of the logarithmic phase of growth it induces the synthesis of several extracellular hydrolytic enzymes. In this communication we show that synthesis and secretion of the extracellular phospholipase is coupled to expression of flagella. Expression of flagella is demonstrated to follow a growth‐phase‐dependent pattern. Cloning, complementation studies and DNA‐sequencing analysis has identified a genetic region in Serratia liquefaciens which exhibits extensive homology to the Escherichia coli flhD flagellar master operon. Interruption of the chromosomal flhD operon in S. liquefaciens results in non‐flagellated and phospholipase‐negative cells, but the synthesis of other exoenzymes is not affected. By placing the flhD operon under the control of a foreign inducible promoter we have shown that increased transcription through the flhD operon leads to induction of flagellar synthesis and phospholipase expression.
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Created | 18 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 27, 2006, 11 p.m.) |
Deposited | 1 year, 10 months ago (Oct. 25, 2023, 6:45 p.m.) |
Indexed | 1 year, 1 month ago (Aug. 3, 2024, 9:23 a.m.) |
Issued | 30 years, 7 months ago (Feb. 1, 1995) |
Published | 30 years, 7 months ago (Feb. 1, 1995) |
Published Online | 18 years, 10 months ago (Oct. 27, 2006) |
Published Print | 30 years, 7 months ago (Feb. 1, 1995) |
@article{Givskov_1995, title={Induction of phospholipase‐ and flagellar synthesis in Serratia liquefaciens is controlled by expression of the flagellar master operon flhD}, volume={15}, ISSN={1365-2958}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2958.1995.tb02258.x}, DOI={10.1111/j.1365-2958.1995.tb02258.x}, number={3}, journal={Molecular Microbiology}, publisher={Wiley}, author={Givskov, Michael and Eberl, Leo and Christiansen, Gunna and Benedik, Michael J. and Molin, Søren}, year={1995}, month=feb, pages={445–454} }