Cloning and expression of quorum sensing N-acyl-homoserine synthase (LuxI) gene detected in Acinetobacter baumannii

Objectives: In present study we aimed to clone the luxI gene encoding N-acyl-homoserine synthase detected in biofilm forming clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii and study its expression in Escherichia coli transformants. Materials and Methods: Four A. baumannii hospital strains which demon...

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Main Authors: Farzan Modarresi, Omid Azizi, Mohammad Reza Shakibaie, Mohammad Motamedifar, Shala Mansouri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-05-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:https://ijm.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijm/article/view/864