Genome sequence of the saprophyte Leptospira biflexa provides insights into the evolution of Leptospira and the pathogenesis of leptospirosis.
An asymmetric sheath controls flagellar supercoiling and motility in the leptospira spirochete.
Subdomain II of alpha-isopropylmalate synthase is essential for activity: inferring a mechanism of feedback inhibition.
Inactivation of the spirochete recA gene results in a mutant with low viability and irregular nucleoid morphology.
Isolation and characterization of FecA- and FeoB-mediated iron acquisition systems of the spirochete Leptospira biflexa by random insertional mutagenesis.
Activation mechanism of a small prototypic Rec-GGDEF diguanylate cyclase.
First evidence for a restriction-modification system in Leptospira sp.
First evidence for gene replacement in Leptospira spp. Inactivation of L. biflexa flaB results in non-motile mutants deficient in endoflagella.
Heme rescues a two-component system Leptospira biflexa mutant.
Structures of bacterial homologues of SWEET transporters in two distinct conformations.