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Redox metabolites signal polymicrobial biofilm development via the NapA oxidative stress cascade in Aspergillus.
Current biology : CB - 5 Jan 2015
Zheng He, Kim Jaekuk, Liew Mathew, Yan John K, Herrera Oscar, Bok Jin Woo, Kelleher Neil L, Keller Nancy P, Wang Yun
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Filamentous fungi and bacteria form mixed-species biofilms in nature and diverse clinical contexts. They secrete a wealth of redox-active small molecule secondary metabolites, which are traditionally viewed as toxins that inhibit growth of competing microbes. RESULTS: Here, we report that these "toxins" can act as interspecies signals, affecting filamentous fungal development via oxidative stress...
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