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Attenuation of bacterial virulence by quorum sensing-regulated lysis.
Journal of biotechnology - 1 Oct 2010
Silva Anisia J, Benitez Jorge A, Wu Jian-He
Abstract excerpt
Genetically attenuated pathogenic bacteria have been extensively considered as vaccine candidates. However, insufficient attenuation has been a frequent limitation of this approach. Many pathogens use quorum sensing to escape host defense mechanism. Here, we hypothesized that quorum sensing can be manipulated to diminish pathogenesis. To test this hypothesis, we modified the quorum sensing circuitry of a live...
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