TABLE 3.

Motilities of wild-type C. jejuni, flagellum gene mutants, and corresponding complemented strains

Strain	Motility (mm)a
NCTC11168	33.1 ± 0.4
ΔflhB	8.0 ± 1.2*
ΔflhB+flhB	31.3 ± 3.6
ΔflgD	8.0 ± 0.0*
ΔflgD+flgD	33.2 ± 1.2
ΔflgE	48.4 ± 3.9*
ΔflgE+flgE	43.5 ± 3.3
ΔflgH	18.3 ± 2.2*
ΔflgH+flgH	28.8 ± 1.5
ΔflgI	24.0 ± 3.4*
ΔflgI+flgI	38.3 ± 2.7
ΔflgK	11.2 ± 4.2*
ΔflgK+flgK	11.0 ± 0.6*
ΔflgL	10.5 ± 6.4*
ΔpseB	6.3 ± 0.4*
ΔflgG	34.8 ± 12.4
ΔflgG2	28.4 ± 7.5
ΔflgP	6.0 ± 0.0*
ΔflgP+flgP	10.0 ± 0.8
ΔflgR	17.1 ± 4.5*
ΔflgR+flgR	29.8 ± 0.2
ΔflgM	31.5 ± 0.5
ΔflgM+flgM	29.0 ± 0.8
ΔfliK	27.2 ± 1.2
ΔfliK+fliK	34.0 ± 2.8
ΔflaG	27.8 ± 7.4
ΔflgE2	50.3 ± 2.4*
Δmaf4	41.5 ± 3.5*
Δmaf6	29.3 ± 1.3
Δmaf7	33.5 ± 2.0
ΔmotAB	6.0 ± 0.0*
ΔmotAB+motAB	23.5 ± 2.6*

^aMotility was assayed on 0.4% MH agar after 24 h of incubation under microaerophilic conditions. Experiments were performed in at least biological duplicate. Values (mean ± standard error) were considered significant (*) at a P value of <0.001 using Bayesian statistical analysis.