<it>Staphylococcus aureus</it> autoinducer-2 quorum sensing decreases biofilm formation in an <it>icaR</it>-dependent manner
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Staphylococcus aureus</it> is an important pathogen that causes biofilm-associated infection in humans. Autoinducer 2 (AI-2), a quorum-sensing (QS) signal for interspecies communication, has a wide range of regulatory...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/288 |