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The Role of luxS in the Middle Ear Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolate 947
Pathogens, 2022 The LuxS protein, encoded by luxS, is required for the production of autoinducer 2 (AI-2) in Streptococcus pneumoniae. The AI-2 molecule serves as a quorum sensing signal, and thus regulates cellular processes such as carbohydrate utilisation and biofilm
Alexandra Tikhomirova +5 more
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BMC Microbiology, 2021 Background Streptococcus suis type 2 (SS2) is an important zoonotic pathogen. We have previously reported the structure of LuxS protein and found that the luxS gene is closely related to biofilm, virulence gene expression and drug resistance of SS2 ...
Jinpeng Li +8 more
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Sinorhizobium Meliloti, A Bacterium Lacking The Autoinducer-2 (AI-2) Synthase, Responds To AI-2 Supplied By Other Bacteria [PDF]
, 2008 Many bacterial species respond to the quorum-sensing signal autoinducer-2 (AI-2) by regulating different niche-specific genes. Here, we show that Sinorhizobium meliloti, a plant symbiont lacking the gene for the AI-2 synthase, while not capable of ...
McAuley, J. R. +4 more
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High sporulation and overexpression of virulence factors in biofilms and reduced susceptibility to vancomycin and linezolid in recurrent Clostridium [Clostridioides] difficile infection isolates [PDF]
, 2019 Clostridium [Clostridioides] difficile infection (CDI) is one of the leading causes of diarrhea associated with medical care worldwide, and up to 60% of patients with CDI can develop a recurrent infection (R-CDI). A multi-species microbiota biofilm model
Baines, Simon +9 more
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Veterinary Research, 2023 The LuxS quorum sensing system is a widespread system employed by many bacteria for cell-to-cell communication. The luxS gene has been demonstrated to play a crucial role in intramacrophage survival of piscine Streptococcus agalactiae, but the underlying
Qing Cao +8 more
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Evaluating Streptococcus mutans strain dependent characteristics in a polymicrobial biofilm community [PDF]
, 2018 Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate strain dependent differences of the cariogenic biofilm forming Streptococcus mutans within both simple and complex communities. Methods: A mono-species containing representative S.
David F. Lappin +9 more
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Microbial communities and bioactive compounds in marine sponges of the family Irciniidae-a review [PDF]
, 2014 Marine sponges harbour complex microbial communities of ecological and biotechnological importance. Here, we propose the application of the widespread sponge family Irciniidae as an appropriate model in microbiology and biochemistry research. Half a gram
Anand +136 more
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Genome-wide survey and phylogeny of S-Ribosylhomocysteinase (LuxS) enzyme in bacterial genomes [PDF]
, 2016 Background: The study of survival and communication of pathogenic bacteria is important to combat diseases caused by such micro-organisms. Bacterial cells communicate with each other using a density-dependent cell-cell communication process called ...
Pasha, Shaik Naseer. +2 more
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BMC Microbiology, 2008 Background The luxS/AI-2 signaling pathway has been reported to interfere with important physiological and pathogenic functions in a variety of bacteria.
Zinkl Daniela +5 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 In recent years, with frequent reports of multi-drug resistant strains, bacteria antibiotic resistance has become an increasingly serious health problem worldwide.
Yiming Wang +17 more
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