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Robert Belas
Researcher at University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Publications - 8
Citations - 543
Robert Belas is an academic researcher from University of Maryland, Baltimore County. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gene & Flagellum. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 8 publications receiving 456 citations.
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Biofilms, flagella, and mechanosensing of surfaces by bacteria
TL;DR: This review explores six bacterial species as models of flagellar mechanosensing of surfaces to understand the current state of the authors' knowledge and the challenges that lie ahead.
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A Novel Inducer of Roseobacter Motility Is Also a Disruptor of Algal Symbiosis
Preeti Sule,Robert Belas +1 more
TL;DR: Roseobacter Motility Inducer (RMI) is a new member of the roseobacticide family of troponoid compounds whose activities affect roseobacters, by shifting their population toward motility, as well as their phytoplankton hosts, through an algicidal effect.
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Perturbation of FliL interferes with Proteus mirabilis swarmer cell gene expression and differentiation.
TL;DR: A functional role for the C terminus of FliL in surface sensing is suggested and UmoA is implicate as part of the signal relay leading to the master flagellar regulator FlhD(4)C(2), which ultimately controls swarmer cell differentiation.
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Loss of FliL Alters Proteus mirabilis Surface Sensing and Temperature-Dependent Swarming
Yi-Ying Lee,Robert Belas +1 more
TL;DR: The results suggest an involvement of FliL in the energetics and function of the flagellar motor and both P. mirabilis and E. coli ΔfliL cells also exhibit temperature-sensitive swarming.
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When the swimming gets tough, the tough form a biofilm
TL;DR: Results suggest B. subtilis senses restriction of flagellum rotation as the cell nears a surface, and joins an ever‐expanding group of bacteria, including species of Vibrio, Proteus and Caulobacter that use the flageLLum as a surface sensor.