Role of Heat Shock Proteases in Quorum-Sensing-Mediated Regulation of Biofilm Formation by Vibrio Species

Capsular polysaccharide (CPS) is essential for the dispersal of biofilms formed by the pathogenic bacterium Vibrio vulnificus. CPS production is induced by the quorum-sensing (QS) master regulator SmcR when biofilms mature. However, V. vulnificus biofilms formed under heat shock conditions did not e...

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Main Authors: Kyung-Jo Lee, You-Chul Jung, Soon-Jung Park, Kyu-Ho Lee, Fitnat H. Yildiz, E. Peter Greenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018-01-01
Series:mBio
Online Access:http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/9/1/e02086-17