Reducing Quorum Sensing-Mediated Virulence Factor Expression and Biofilm Formation in Hafnia alvei by Using the Potential Quorum Sensing Inhibitor L-Carvone

Quorum sensing (QS), one of the most remarkable microbiological discoveries, is considered a global gene regulatory mechanism for various traits in bacteria, including virulence and spoilage. Hafnia alvei, an opportunistic pathogen and a dominant psychrophile, uses the lux-type QS system to regulate...

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Main Authors: Tingting Li, Yongchao Mei, Binbin He, Xiaojia Sun, Jianrong Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.03324/full