Table 2.
Flagellation due to AcP-dependent activation of FlgR proteins by altering C. jejuni physiology
| No. of flagella per bacterium* |
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| Strain | Media | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| WT | CDM | 64 ± 7 | 29 ± 7 | 6 ± 0 |
| WT | CDM + pyruvate | 67 ± 1 | 27 ± 6 | 6 ± 5 |
| ΔflgS flgRΔCTD | CDM | 0 ± 0 | 1 ± 0 | 99 ± 0 |
| ΔflgS flgRΔCTD | CDM + pyruvate | 4 ± 1 | 26 ± 4 | 71 ± 3 |
| ΔflgS flgRΔCTD ΔackA | CDM | 0 ± 0 | 5 ± 3 | 95 ± 3 |
| ΔflgS flgRΔCTD ΔackA | CDM + pyruvate | 8 ± 3 | 48 ± 8 | 44 ± 11 |
*The percentage of the population producing a single flagellum at both poles (two flagella), a single flagellum at one pole (one flagellum), or no flagella (zero) after growth on CDM or CDM with 100 mM excess sodium pyruvate are indicated. Data are the average of two experiments ± SD.