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H-NOX-mediated nitric oxide sensing modulates symbiotic colonization by Vibrio fischeri.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 4 May 2010
Wang Yanling, Dufour Yann S, Carlson Hans K, Donohue Timothy J, Marletta Michael A, Ruby Edward G
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The bioluminescent bacterium Vibrio fischeri initiates a specific, persistent symbiosis in the light organ of the squid Euprymna scolopes. During the early stages of colonization, V. fischeri is exposed to host-derived nitric oxide (NO). Although NO can be both an antimicrobial component of innat...
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