Mutation in the S-ribosylhomocysteinase (luxS) gene involved in quorum sensing affects biofilm formation and virulence in a clinical isolate of Aeromonas hydrophila

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 45, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 343-354

  Kozlova, Elena V ^a   Popov, Vsevolod L ^a   Sha, Jian ^a   Foltz, Sheri M ^a   Erova, Tatiana E ^a   Agar, Stacy L ^a   Horneman, Amy J ^b   Chopra, Ashok K ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm formation; DNA adenine methyltransferase; luxS; Marker exchange mutagenesis; Mouse model of lethality; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

DNA ADENINE METHYLTRANSFERASE; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LACTONE; METHIONINE; S RIBOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HEMOLYSIS; INFECTION; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; LETHALITY; MOUSE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING; VIRULENCE; WILD TYPE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MICE; MUTATION; QUORUM SENSING; VIRULENCE;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MUS;

EID: 56549117586     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: 10961208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2008.08.007     Document Type: Article

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