M. Noirot-Gros

MreB is dispensable for viability but critical for rod shape, motility and biofilm fitness in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

It is shown that deletion of mreB is viable in P. aeruginosa, but results in spherical cells that lose all forms of motility despite retaining flagella, and a previously overlooked polar effect of the in-frame mreB deletion on the downstream mreCD genes is uncovered.