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Detection of quorum sensing signal molecules and identification of an autoinducer synthase gene among biofilm forming clinical isolates of Acinetobacter spp.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Anbazhagan Deepa, Mansor Marzida, Yan Gracie Ong Siok, Md Yusof Mohd Yasim, Hassan Hamimah, Sekaran Shamala Devi
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BACKGROUND: Quorum sensing is a term that describes an environmental sensing system that allows bacteria to monitor their own population density which contributes significantly to the size and development of the biofilm. Many gram negative bacteria use N-acyl-homoserine lactones as quorum sensing signal molecules. In this study, we sought to find out if the biofilm formation among clinical isolates of...
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