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Insecticidal Bacillus thuringiensis silences Erwinia carotovora virulence by a new form of microbial antagonism, signal interference.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Feb 2004
Dong Yi-Hu, Zhang Xi-Fen, Xu Jin-Ling, Zhang Lian-Hui
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It is commonly known that bacteria may produce antibiotics to interfere with the normal biological functions of their competitors in order to gain competitive advantages. Here we report that Bacillus thuringiensis suppressed the quorum-sensing-dependent virulence of plant pathogen Erwinia carotov...
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