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Quorum-sensing-controlled public goods in Pseudomonas aeruginosa : regulation and application

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Mellbye, Brett L.

Abstract:

Cell-to-cell communication by chemical signals, termed quorum sensing (QS), is a common regulatory scheme in the microbial world. Pseudomonas aeruginosa¸ an opportunistic pathogen of burn wounds and cystic fibrosis lungs, uses QS to control the expression of hundreds of genes, particularly those necessary for population level benefits such as biofilm...

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Quorum-sensing-controlled Public Goods in Pseudomonas