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Riemerella anatipestifer lacks luxS, but can uptake exogenous autoinducer-2 to regulate biofilm formation.
Research in microbiology - 1 Jan 2000
Han Xiangan, Liu Lei, Fan Guobo, Zhang Yuxi, Xu Da, Zuo Jiakun, Wang Shaohui, Wang Xiaolan, Tian Mingxing, Ding Chan, Yu Shengqing
Abstract excerpt
Riemerella anatipestifer (RA) causes major economic losses to the duck industry. Autoinducer-2 (AI-2) is a quorum-sensing signal that regulates bacterial physiology. The luxS and pfs genes are required for AI-2 synthesis in many bacterial species. pfs encodes Pfs, which functions upstream of LuxS in the biosynthesis of AI-2. In this study, we investigated the AI-2 activity of RA using an AI-2 bioassay, which...
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