Biochemical Detection of N-Acyl Homoserine Lactone from Biofilm-Forming Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolated from Urinary Tract Infection Samples

Background: N-Acyl homoserine lactone (AHL) is found to be the main component of quorum sensing (QS) in Gram-negative bacteria and plays an important role in biofilm formation. Little information is available regarding the role of AHL in biofilm formation in Escherichia coli (E. coli). The purpose o...

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Main Authors: Rohollah Taghadosi, Mohammad Reza Shakibaie, Shalaleh Masoumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Varastegan Institute for Medical Sciences 2015-05-01
Series:Reports of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
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Online Access:http://rbmb.net/article-1-59-en.pdf