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Isolation and functional analysis of luxS in Serratia plymuthica RVH1.
FEMS microbiology letters - 1 Sept 2006
van Houdt Rob, Moons Pieter, Jansen An, Vanoirbeek Kristof, Michiels Chris W
Abstract excerpt
Autoinducer-2 (AI-2) is a signalling molecule proposed to act as a 'universal' signal for interspecies communication, regulating niche-specific genes with diverse functions in various bacteria. We have previously reported the production of AI-2 in strains from different Serratia species and recently, the luxS gene of two Serratia strains was isolated and shown to affect distinct phenotypes. In the current work,...
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