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Novel linear polymers able to inhibit bacterial quorum sensing.
Macromolecular bioscience - 1 May 2015
Cavaleiro Eliana, Duarte Ana Sofia, Esteves Ana Cristina, Correia António, Whitcombe Michael J, Piletska Elena V, Piletsky Sergey A, Chianella Iva
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Bacterial phenotypes, such as biofilm formation, antibiotic resistance and virulence expression, are associated with quorum sensing. Quorum sensing is a density-dependent regulatory system of gene expression controlled by specific signal molecules, such as N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs), produ...
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