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PqsE functions independently of PqsR-Pseudomonas quinolone signal and enhances the rhl quorum-sensing system.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Nov 2008
Farrow John M, Sund Zoe M, Ellison Matthew L, Wade Dana S, Coleman James P, Pesci Everett C
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that causes both acute and chronic infections in immunocompromised individuals. This gram-negative bacterium produces a battery of virulence factors that allow it to infect and survive in many different hostile environments. The control of many of these virulence factors falls under the influence of one of three P. aeruginosa cell-to-cell signaling systems. The...
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