In <it>Helicobacter pylori </it>auto-inducer-2, but not LuxS/MccAB catalysed reverse transsulphuration, regulates motility through modulation of flagellar gene transcription

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>LuxS may function as a metabolic enzyme or as the synthase of a quorum sensing signalling molecule, auto-inducer-2 (AI-2); hence, the mechanism underlying phenotypic changes upon <it>luxS </it>inactivation is not always c...

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Main Authors: Doherty Neil, Hobley Laura, Shen Feifei, Loh John T, Cover Timothy L, Sockett R Elizabeth, Hardie Kim R, Atherton John C
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/210