A novel two-component signal transduction system in propionibacterium acnes and its association with a putative extracellular signalling peptide

Propionibacterium acnes, a resident micro-organism of human skin, is thought to be involved in the development of inflammatory acne, which is an exclusive human disease affecting more than 80% of the whole population. Quorum sensing is the regulation of gene expression in response to cell density. A...

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Main Author: Guan, Shuang
Published: University of Leeds 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.539704