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Lethality and cooperation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum-sensing mutants in Drosophila melanogaster infection models.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Aug 2012
Lutter Erika I, Purighalla Swathi, Duong Jessica, Storey Douglas G
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The virulence profiles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum-sensing (QS) mutants were assessed in Drosophila melanogaster feeding and nicking infection models. Functional RhlIR and LasIR QS systems were required for killing in the fly feeding infection model but were not essential in the fly nicking infection model. Mixed infections between PAO1 and strains harbouring mutations in lasR, rhlI and lasI rhlI resulted in...
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