Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Characterization of Flagella Produced by Clinical Strains of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Doroti de Oliveira-Garcia*†, Monique Dall'Agnol‡, Mónica Rosales‡, Ana C.G.S. Azzuz§, Marina B. Martinez†§, and Jorge A. Girón‡

Author affiliations: *Laboratório Clínico do Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, São Paulo, Brazil; †Departamento de Microbiologia do Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; ‡Benemerita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, México; §Departamento de Análises Clínicas da Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil;

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Electron micrographs showing expression of flagella by SMDP92. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strains can have one (A) to several flagella (B,C). The flagella on these bacteria show a polar disposition. Bars, 0.5 µm

Figure 1. Electron micrographs showing expression of flagella by SMDP92. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strains can have one (A) to several flagella (B,C). The flagella on these bacteria show a polar disposition. Bars, 0.5 µm

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