Functional definition of LuxS, an autoinducer-2 (AI-2) synthase and its role in full virulence of Streptococcus suis serotype 2

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1000-1011

  Cao, Min ^a   Feng, Youjun ^a,b   Wang, Changjun ^a   Zheng, Feng ^a   Li, Ming ^a   Liao, Hui ^a   Mao, Yinghua ^a   Pan, Xiuzhen ^a   Wang, Jing ^a   Hu, Dan ^a   Hu, Fuquan ^a   Tang, Jiaqi ^a,c  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Research Institute for Medicine of Nanjing Command   (China)

^c NANJING GENERAL HOSPITAL OF NANJING MILITARY COMMAND   (China)

Author keywords

Autoinducor 2 (AI 2); LuxS; Quorum sensing; Streptococcus suis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LUXS PROTEIN, BACTERIA; LYASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; VIRULENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS; SWINE; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS;

EID: 84555209595     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 19763794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-011-1523-1     Document Type: Article

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