CROSS-SPECIES INDUCTION OF LUMINESCENCE IN THE QUORUM-SENSING BACTERIUM VIBRIO-HARVEYI

Authors
BASSLER BL GREENBERG EP STEVENS AM
Citation
Bl. Bassler et al., CROSS-SPECIES INDUCTION OF LUMINESCENCE IN THE QUORUM-SENSING BACTERIUM VIBRIO-HARVEYI, Journal of bacteriology, 179(12), 1997, pp. 4043-4045
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of bacteriology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00219193
Volume
179
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
4043 - 4045
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9193(1997)179:12<4043:CIOLIT>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Different species of bacteria were tested for production of extracellu lar autoinducer-like activities that could stimulate the expression of the luminescence genes in Vibrio harveyi. Several species of bacteria , including the pathogens Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus, were found to produce such activities. Possible physiological roles f or the two V. harveyi detection-response systems and their joint regul ation are discussed.