A unique regulator contributes to quorum sensing and virulence in Burkholderia cenocepacia.

Burkholderia cenocepacia causes chronic and life-threatening respiratory infections in immunocompromized people. The B. cenocepacia N-acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL)-dependent quorum sensing system relies on the production of AHLs by the synthases CepI and CciI while CepR, CciR and CepR2 control expre...

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Main Authors: Eoin P O'Grady, Duber F Viteri, Pamela A Sokol
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3356288?pdf=render