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Aug 2026
The FleQ-FleN circuit balances flagellar number against fitness in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
It is demonstrated that FleN dosage is essential for maintaining monoflagellation and fitness, holding P. aeruginosa at a single flagellum while retaining the latent capacity to reach multiflagellated states through single mutations.
Analí Migueles-Lozano, Merrill Asp, Sofia T Rocha et al.
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