Phage-Encoded LuxR-Type Receptors Responsive to Host-Produced Bacterial Quorum-Sensing Autoinducers
Bacteria communicate with chemical signal molecules to regulate group behaviors in a process called quorum sensing (QS). In this report, we find that genes encoding receptors for Gram-negative bacterial QS communication molecules are present on genomes of viruses that infect these bacteria. These vi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2019-04-01
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Series: | mBio |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00638-19 |