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SUBMITTER: Mashburn-Warren L
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2615190 | biostudies-other | 2008 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Mashburn-Warren Lauren L Howe Jörg J Garidel Patrick P Richter Walter W Steiniger Frank F Roessle Manfred M Brandenburg Klaus K Whiteley Marvin M
Molecular microbiology 20080701 2
Bacteria have evolved elaborate communication strategies to co-ordinate their group activities, a process termed quorum sensing (QS). Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that utilizes QS for diverse activities, including disease pathogenesis. P. aeruginosa has evolved a novel communication system in which the signal molecule 2-heptyl-3-hydroxy-4-quinolone (Pseudomonas Quinolone Signal, PQS) is trafficked between cells via membrane vesicles (MVs). Not only is PQS packaged into MVs ...[more]