RND type efflux pump system MexAB-OprM of <it>pseudomonas aeruginosa</it> selects bacterial languages, 3-oxo-acyl-homoserine lactones, for cell-to-cell communication

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Bacteria release a wide variety of small molecules including cell<b>-</b>to<b>-</b>cell signaling compounds. Gram-negative bacteria use a variety of self-produced autoinducers such as acylated homoserine lacto...

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Main Authors: Minagawa Shu, Inami Hiroyuki, Kato Tomohisa, Sawada Shinji, Yasuki Tatsuya, Miyairi Shinichi, Horikawa Manabu, Okuda Jun, Gotoh Naomasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/70