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• Unusual Long-Chain N-Acyl Homoserine Lactone Production by and Presence of Quorum Quenching Activity in Bacterial Isolates from Diseased Tilapia Fish

  Authors:Chien-Yi Chang, Chong-Lek Koh, Choon-Kook Sam, Xin-Yue Chan, Wai Fong Yin, and Kok Gan ChanFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 29, 20124,413 words Report 1260LAuthor(s): Chien-Yi Chang 1 , Chong-Lek Koh 2 , Choon-Kook Sam 2 , Xin-Yue Chan 3 , Wai Fong Yin 3 , Kok Gan Chan 3 , * Introduction Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus as majority) is an important commercial fish in...

• Evidence-based validation of quorum quenching from Lysinibacillus sphaericus and Geobacillus sp. in bioremediation of oil sludge

  Authors:Camilo Gomez-Garzon and Jenny DussanFrom:Canadian Journal of Microbiology (Vol. 63, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20174,913 words Report 1420LMany studies on quorum quenching focus on the discovery and characterization of novel acylhomoserine lactonases (AHL-lactonases) because these enzymes could be used in the control of diseases caused by Gram-negative...

• Detection and characterization of bacteria from the potato rhizosphere degrading N-acyl-homoserine lactone

  Authors:S. Jafra, J. Przysowa, R. Czajkowski, A. Michta, P. Garbeva, and J.M. Van der WolfFrom:Canadian Journal of Microbiology (Vol. 52, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 20067,696 words Article 1610LAbstract: Quorum sensing plays a role in the regulation of soft rot diseases caused by the plant pathogenic bacterium Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum. The signal molecules involved in quorum sensing in P....

• Quorum sensing and bacterial pathogenicity: From molecules to disease

  Authors:Antariksh Deep, Uma Chaudhary, and Varsha GuptaFrom:Journal of Laboratory Physicians (Vol. 3, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-June 20116,598 words Report 1800LByline: Antariksh. Deep, Uma. Chaudhary, Varsha. Gupta Quorum sensing in prokaryotic biology refers to the ability of a bacterium to sense information from other cells in the population when they reach a critical...

• Making a switch

  From:Science (Vol. 305, Issue 5683) Peer-Reviewed

  July 23, 2004159 words Brief article 1640LIn the past couple of years, numerous small noncoding RNA molecules have been shown to participate as regulators of gene expression in plants and animals. Lenz et al. show how they are used within a bacterial quorum...

• C4-HSL aptamers for blocking qurom sensing and inhibiting biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and its structure prediction and analysis

  Authors:Meng Zhao, Weibin Li, Kuancan Liu, Huiling Li, and Xiaopeng LanFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 19, 20195,898 words Report 1430LThis study aimed to screen DNA aptamers against the signal molecule C4-HSL of the rhl system for the inhibition of biofilm formation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa using an improved systematic evolution of ligand by...

• Expression and Quorum Sensing Regulation of Type III Secretion System Genes of Vibrio harveyi during Infection of Gnotobiotic Brine Shrimp

  Authors:H. A. Darshanee Ruwandeepika, Indrani Karunasagar, Peter Bossier, and Tom DefoirdtFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 4, 20155,285 words Report 1670LType III secretion systems enable pathogens to inject their virulence factors directly into the cytoplasm of the host cells. The type III secretion system of Vibrio harveyi, a major pathogen of aquatic organisms and a...

• Baicalin inhibits biofilm formation, attenuates the quorum sensing-controlled virulence and enhances Pseudomonas aeruginosa clearance in a mouse peritoneal implant infection model

  Authors:Jing Luo, Biying Dong, Ke Wang, Shuangqi Cai, Tangjuan Liu, Xiaojing Cheng, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 28, 201714,751 words Report 1580LThe quorum sensing (QS) circuit plays a role in the precise regulation of genes controlling virulence factors and biofilm formation in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. QS-controlled biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in...

• Pitfalls associated with evaluating enzymatic quorum quenching activity: the case of MomL and its effect on Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter baumannii biofilms

  Authors:Yunhui Zhang, Gilles Brackman, and Tom CoenyeFrom:PeerJ (Vol. 5) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 27, 20176,579 words Report 1400LBackground The enzymatic degradation of quorums sensing (QS) molecules (called quorum quenching, QQ) has been considered as a promising anti-virulence therapy to treat biofilm-related infections and combat antibiotic...

• Antiquorum sensing, antibiofilm formation and cytotoxicity activity of commonly used medicinal plants by inhabitants of Borabu sub-county, Nyamira County, Kenya

  Authors:Eric Omori Omwenga, Andreas Hensel, Susana Pereira, Alfred Anakalo Shitandi, and Francisco M. GoycooleaFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 1, 20179,536 words Report 1570LProductions of various bacterial traits like production of virulence factors (e.g. toxins, enzymes), biofilm formation, luminescence among others, have been known to be controlled by quorum sensing (QS), a process that...

• Expression and purification of wild type and a mutant Esal AHL synthase enzyme

  Authors:Katherine Westover, Charlane Crusta, and Rajesh NagarajanFrom:Journal of the Idaho Academy of Science (Vol. 49, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  June 2013215 words Author abstract, Bri... 1540LQuorum sensing allows bacteria to communicate with each other using signal molecules called autoinducers, which facilitates the change in their behavior from planktonic to communal. This transformation is a key step in...

• Novel approaches to bacterial infection therapy by interfering with bacteria-to-bacteria signaling

  Author:Vanessa SperandioFrom:Expert Review of Anti-infective Therapy (Vol. 5, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20074,325 words Report Author(s): Vanessa Sperandio 1 Keywords: bacterial pathogenesis; EHEC; enterohemorrhagic E. coli; epinephrine; quorum sensing Quorum sensing Quorum sensing (QS) is a bacterial cell-to-cell signaling...

• Progress in and promise of bacterial quorum sensing research

  Authors:Marvin Whiteley, Stephen P. Diggle, and E. Peter GreenbergFrom:Nature (Vol. 551, Issue 7680) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 16, 20179,409 words Report 1510LThis Review highlights how we can build upon the relatively new and rapidly developing field of research into bacterial quorum sensing (QS). We now have a depth of knowledge about how bacteria use QS signals to...

• ExpI and PhzI Are Descendants of the Long Lost Cognate Signal Synthase for SdiA

  Authors:Anice Sabag-Daigle and Brian M. M. AhmerFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 17, 20122,509 words Report 1370LAuthor(s): Anice Sabag-Daigle 1 , 2 , Brian M. M. Ahmer 1 , 2 , * Introduction Quorum sensing in the Proteobacteria often utilizes LuxI and LuxR pairs in which the LuxI homolog synthesizes an N-acylhomoserine...

• Water-soluble cranberry extract inhibits Vibrio cholerae biofilm formation possibly through modulating the second messenger 3', 5' - Cyclic diguanylate level

  Authors:Daniel B. Pederson, Yuqing Dong, Levi B. Blue, Sara V. Smith, and Min CaoFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 13, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 7, 20188,831 words Report 1430LQuorum sensing (QS) and nucleotide-based second messengers are vital signaling systems that regulate bacterial physiology in response to changing environments. Disrupting bacterial signal transduction is a promising...

• Efficacy of the Quorum Sensing Inhibitor FS10 Alone and in Combination with Tigecycline in an Animal Model of Staphylococcal Infected Wound

  Authors:Oriana Simonetti, Oscar Cirioni, Ivana Cacciatore, Leonardo Baldassarre, Fiorenza Orlando, Elisa Pierpaoli, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 11, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 2, 20165,430 words Report 1470LIn staphylococci, quorum sensing regulates both biofilm formation and toxin production, moreover it has been demonstrated to be inhibited by RNAIII inhibiting peptide (RIP). Aim our study was to evaluate the in vitro...

• Functional analysis of three AHL autoinducer synthase genes in Mesorhizobium loti reveals the important role of quorum sensing in symbiotic nodulation

  Authors:Menghua Yang, Kejing Sun, Lei Zhou, Ruifu Yang, Zengtao Zhong, and Jun ZhuFrom:Canadian Journal of Microbiology (Vol. 55, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 20092,911 words Report 1520LOne of the most important signal transduction pathways in bacteria, quorum sensing, is involved in many regulatory circuits in rhizobia, especially in the control of communication between rhizobia and their plant hosts....

• Regulation of Acinetobacter baumannii biofilm formation

  Authors:Jennifer A Gaddy and Luis A ActisFrom:Future Microbiology (Vol. 4, Issue 3)

  Apr. 20093,806 words Report Author(s): Jennifer A Gaddy 1 , Luis A Actis [[dagger]] 2 Keywords: Keywords abiotic surface; Acinetobacter ; biofilm; biotic surface; pili production; quorum sensing; signal transduction; transcriptional...

• Natural Guided Genome Engineering Reveals Transcriptional Regulators Controlling Quorum-Sensing Signal Degradation

  Authors:Abbas El Sahili, Anthony Kwasiborski, Nicolas Mothe, Christophe Velours, Pierre Legrand, Solange Morera, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 10, 20157,259 words Report 1400LQuorum-quenching (QQ) are natural or engineered processes disrupting the quorum-sensing (QS) signalling which controls virulence and persistence (e.g. biofilm) in numerous bacteria. QQ involves different enzymes...

• N-acyl homoserine lactone-mediated quorum sensing with special reference to use of quorum quenching bacteria in membrane biofouling control

  Authors:Harshad Lade, Diby Paul, and Ji Hyang KweonFrom:BioMed Research InternationalPeer-Reviewed

  Annual 201411,747 words Report 1530LMembrane biofouling remains a severe problem to be addressed in wastewater treatment systems affecting reactor performance and economy. The finding that many wastewater bacteria rely on N- acyl homoserine...