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Involvement of bacterial quorum-sensing signals in spoilage of bean sprouts.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jun 2005
Rasch Maria, Andersen Jens Bo, Nielsen Kristian Fog, Flodgaard Lars Ravn, Christensen Henrik, Givskov Michael, Gram Lone
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial communication signals, acylated homoserine lactones (AHLs), were extracted from samples of commercial bean sprouts undergoing soft-rot spoilage. Bean sprouts produced in the laboratory did not undergo soft-rot spoilage and did not contain AHLs or AHL-producing bacteria, although the bacterial population reached levels similar to those in the commercial sprouts, 10(8) to 10(9) CFU/g. AHL-producing...
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