Chan, Kok Gan and Puthucheary, Savithri Devi and Chan, Xin Yue and Yin, Wai Fong and Wong, Cheng Siang and Too, Wah Seng See and Chua, Kek Heng (2011) Quorum sensing in aeromonas species isolated from patients in Malaysia. Current microbiology, 62 (1). pp. 167-172. ISSN 0343-8651,
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Abstract
Bacterial quorum sensing signal molecules called N-acylhomoserine lactone (AHL) controls the expression of virulence determinants in many Gram-negative bacteria. We determined AHL production in 22 Aeromonas strains isolated from various infected sites from patients (bile, blood, peritoneal fluid, pus, stool and urine). All isolates produced the two principal AHLs, N-butanoylhomoserine lactone (C4-HSL) and N-hexanoyl homoserine lactone (C6-HSL). Ten isolates also produced additional AHLs. This report is the first documentation of Aeromonas sobria producing C6-HSL and two additional AHLs with N-acyl side chain longer than C(6). Our data provides a better understanding of the mechanism(s) of this environmental bacterium emerging as a human pathogen.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Additional Information: | Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Building, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Molecular Medicine |
| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Ms azrahani halim |
| Date Deposited: | 01 Oct 2012 03:26 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Dec 2019 05:43 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/3845 |
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