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Agr-mediated dispersal of Staphylococcus aureus biofilms.

PLoS pathogens - 25 Apr 2008

Boles Blaise R, Horswill Alexander R

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The agr quorum-sensing system of Staphylococcus aureus modulates the expression of virulence factors in response to autoinducing peptides (AIPs). Recent studies have suggested a role for the agr system in S. aureus biofilm development, as agr mutants exhibit a high propensity to form biofilms, and cells dispersing from a biofilm have been observed displaying an active agr system. Here, we report that repression...

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PMID: 18437240
DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000052
PMCID: PMC2329812

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