Trends Microbiol. 2009 Jan;17(1):1-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tim.2008.10.002. Epub 2008 Dec 10.

Bacterial flagellar diversity and evolution: seek simplicity and distrust it?

Snyder LA, Loman NJ, Fütterer K, Pallen MJ.

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University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.

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Flagella are the chief organelles of motility in bacteria. In recent years, several new findings have illuminated the evolution of bacterial flagella, including cut-down versions of the organelle in Buchnera, a dispensable ATPase and structural evidence for homology between FliG (a component of the flagellar motor) and MgtE (a magnesium transporter). However, a fresh examination of the phylogenetic distribution of flagellar genes warns against a simplistic model of early flagellar evolution.

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