Article
Involvement of luxS in Biofilm Formation by Capnocytophaga ochracea.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
Hosohama-Saito Kyoko, Kokubu Eitoyo, Okamoto-Shibayama Kazuko, Kita Daichi, Katakura Akira, Ishihara Kazuyuki
Abstract excerpt
Capnocytophaga ochracea is present in the dental plaque biofilm of patients with periodontitis. Biofilm cells change their phenotype through quorum sensing in response to fluctuations in cell-population density. Quorum sensing is mediated by auto-inducers (AIs). AI-2 is involved in intercellular signaling, and production of its distant precursor is catalyzed by LuxS, an enzyme involved in the activated methyl...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
