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The autoinducer synthases LuxI and AinS are responsible for temperature-dependent AHL production in the fish pathogen Aliivibrio salmonicida.
BMC microbiology - 24 Mar 2015
Hansen Hilde, Purohit Amit Anand, Leiros Hanna-Kirsti S, Johansen Jostein A, Kellermann Stefanie J, Bjelland Ane Mohn, Willassen Nils Peder
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BACKGROUND: Quorum sensing (QS) is a cell-to-cell communication system used by bacteria to regulate activities such as virulence, bioluminescence and biofilm formation. The most common QS signals in Gram-negative bacteria are N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs). Aliivibrio salmonicida is the etiological agent of cold water vibriosis in Atlantic salmon, a disease which occurs mainly during seasons when the seawater...
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