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Interspecies communication between Burkholderia cepacia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Canadian journal of microbiology - 1 Aug 2002
Lewenza Shawn, Visser Michelle B, Sokol Pamela A
Abstract excerpt
Burkholderia cepacia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are opportunistic pathogens that commonly cause pulmonary infections in cystic fibrosis patients and occasionally co-infect patients' lungs. Both organisms possess quorum-sensing systems dependent on N-acyl homoserine lactone (N-acyl-HSL). Cross-feeding assays demonstrated that P. aeruginosa and B. cepacia were able to utilize heterologous N-acyl-HSL signaling...
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