Necrotrophism is a quorum-sensing-regulated lifestyle in Bacillus thuringiensis.

Necrotrophism is a quorum-sensing-regulated lifestyle in Bacillus thuringiensis.

How pathogenic bacteria infect and kill their host is currently widely investigated. In comparison, the fate of pathogens after the death of their host receives less attention. We studied Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) infection of an insect host, and show that NprR, a quorum sensor, is active after de...

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Main Authors: Thomas Dubois, Karoline Faegri, Stéphane Perchat, Christelle Lemy, Christophe Buisson, Christina Nielsen-LeRoux, Michel Gohar, Philippe Jacques, Nalini Ramarao, Anne-Brit Kolstø, Didier Lereclus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3325205?pdf=render

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