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Expression of a luxS gene is not required for Borrelia burgdorferi infection of mice via needle inoculation.
Infection and immunity - 1 May 2003
Hübner Anette, Revel Andrew T, Nolen Dena M, Hagman Kayla E, Norgard Michael V
Abstract excerpt
The luxS gene product is an integral component of LuxS/autoinducer-2 (AI-2) quorum-sensing systems in bacteria. A putative luxS gene was expressed at comparable levels by Borrelia burgdorferi strain 297 cultivated either in vitro or in dialysis membrane chambers implanted in rat peritoneal caviti...
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