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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Bacillus thuringiensis Bt407
SUBMITTER: Karoline Faegri
PROVIDER: E-TABM-790 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
PLoS pathogens 20120412 4
How pathogenic bacteria infect and kill their host is currently widely investigated. In comparison, the fate of pathogens after the death of their host receives less attention. We studied Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) infection of an insect host, and show that NprR, a quorum sensor, is active after death of the insect and allows Bt to survive in the cadavers as vegetative cells. Transcriptomic analysis revealed that NprR regulates at least 41 genes, including many encoding degradative enzymes or p ...[more]