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LuxS and expression of virulence factors in Streptococcus intermedius.
Oral microbiology and immunology - 1 Feb 2008
Pecharki D, Petersen F C, Scheie A Aa
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Autoinducer-2 (AI-2) is used by several bacteria in quorum-sensing signaling and is a product of LuxS. The aim was to investigate the effect of LuxS mutation on expression of Streptococcus intermedius virulence factors. METHODS: S. intermedius mutants were constructed by insertio...
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