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Investigation of LuxS-mediated quorum sensing in Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Mar 2020
Chen Lijiang, Wilksch Jonathan J, Liu Haiyang, Zhang Xiaoxiao, Torres Von V L, Bi Wenzi, Mandela Eric, Cao Jianming, Li Jiahui, Lithgow Trevor, Zhou Tieli
Abstract excerpt
Introduction. Autoinducer-2 (AI-2) quorum sensing is a bacterial communication system that responds to cell density. The system requires luxS activity to produce AI-2, which can regulate gene expression and processes such as biofilm formation.Aim. To investigate the role of luxS in biofilm formation and gene expression in the nosocomial pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae.Methodology. A ΔluxS gene deletion was made...
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