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Involvement of N-acyl-L-hormoserine lactone autoinducers in controlling the multicellular behaviour of Serratia liquefaciens.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Apr 1996
Eberl L, Winson M K, Sternberg C, Stewart G S, Christiansen G, Chhabra S R, Bycroft B, Williams P, Molin S, Givskov M
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Several bacterial species possess the ability to differentiate into highly motile swarmer cells capable of rapid surface colonization. In Serratia liquefaciens, we demonstrate that initiation of swarmer-cell differentiation involves diffusible signal molecules that are released into the growth medium. Using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), high resolution mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic...
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