Flagella methylation promotes bacterial adhesion and host cell invasion
J. A. Horstmann, M. Lunelli, H. Cazzola, J. Heidemann, C. Kuehne, P. Steffen, S. Szefs, C. Rossi, R. K. Lokareddy, C. Wang, K. T. Hughes, C. Uetrecht, H. Schlueter, G. A. Grassl, T. E. Stradal, , M. Erhardt
This study shows that flagellin methylation in Salmonella enhances adhesion and invasion by increasing surface hydrophobicity, aiding gut colonization and host infection.
bioRxiv · Sep 19, 2019Microbiology