The indole pulse: a new perspective on indole signalling in Escherichia coli.

Indole has diverse signalling roles, including modulation of biofilm formation, virulence and stress responses. Changes are induced by indole concentrations of 0.5-1.0 mM, similar to those found in the supernatant of Escherichia coli stationary phase culture. Here we describe an alternative mode of...

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Main Authors: Hannah Gaimster, Jehangir Cama, Silvia Hernández-Ainsa, Ulrich F Keyser, David K Summers
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3973702?pdf=render