Staphylococcus aureus sigma B-dependent emergence of small-colony variants and biofilm production following exposure to Pseudomonas aeruginosa 4-hydroxy-2-heptylquinoline-N-oxide.
Mitchell G, Séguin DL, Asselin AE, Déziel E, Cantin AM, Frost EH, Michaud S, Malouin F.
Mitchell G, et al.
BMC Microbiol. 2010 Jan 30;10:33. doi: 10.1186/1471-2180-10-33.
BMC Microbiol. 2010.
PMID: 20113519
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Analysis of gene expression revealed that exposure of a prototypical S. aureus strain to HQNO activates SigB, which was leading to an increase in the expression of the fibronectin-binding protein A and the biofilm-associated sarA genes. Conversely, the quorum sensing acces …
Analysis of gene expression revealed that exposure of a prototypical S. aureus strain to HQNO activates SigB, which was leading to an increa …