AUTHOR=Echazarreta Mylea A. , Klose Karl E. 

TITLE=Vibrio Flagellar Synthesis

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

VOLUME=9

YEAR=2019

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/cellular-and-infection-microbiology/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2019.00131

DOI=10.3389/fcimb.2019.00131

ISSN=2235-2988

ABSTRACT=<p><italic>Vibrio</italic> spp. are highly motile Gram-negative bacteria, ubiquitously found in aquatic environments. Some <italic>Vibrio</italic>s are responsible for disease and morbidity of marine invertebrates and humans, while others are studied for their symbiotic interactions. <italic>Vibrio</italic> spp. are motile due to synthesis of flagella that rotate and propel the bacteria. Many <italic>Vibrio</italic> spp. synthesize monotrichous polar flagella (e.g., <italic>V. cholerae, V. alginolyticus</italic>); however, some synthesize peritrichous or lophotrichous flagella. Flagellar-mediated motility is intimately connected to biological and cellular processes such as chemotaxis, biofilm formation, colonization, and virulence of <italic>Vibrio</italic> spp. This review focuses on the polar flagellum and its regulation in regard to <italic>Vibrio</italic> virulence and environmental persistence.</p>