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HexA is a versatile regulator involved in the control of phenotypic heterogeneity of Photorhabdus luminescens.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Langer Angela, Moldovan Adriana, Harmath Christian, Joyce Susan A, Clarke David J, Heermann Ralf
Abstract excerpt
Phenotypic heterogeneity in microbial communities enables genetically identical organisms to behave differently even under the same environmental conditions. Photorhabdus luminescens, a bioluminescent Gram-negative bacterium, contains a complex life cycle, which involves a symbiotic interaction with nematodes as well as a pathogenic association with insect larvae. P. luminescens exists in two distinct phenotypic...
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