Potential for <it>luxS </it>related signalling in marine bacteria and production of autoinducer-2 in the genus <it>Shewanella</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The autoinducer-2 (AI-2) group of signalling molecules are produced by both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria as the by-product of a metabolic transformation carried out by the LuxS enzyme. They are the only non species-specif...

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Main Authors: Wagner-Döbler Irene, Schulz Stefan, Thiel Verena, Elxnat Bettina, Bodor Agnes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-01-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/13

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