| Literature DB >> 11353657 |
K Tateda1, R Comte, J C Pechere, T Köhler, K Yamaguchi, C Van Delden.
Abstract
We report that 2 microg of azithromycin/ml inhibits the quorum-sensing circuitry of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain PAO1. Addition of synthetic autoinducers partially restored the expression of the trancriptional activator-encoding genes lasR and rhlR but not that of the autoinducer synthase-encoding gene lasI. We propose that azithromycin interferes with the synthesis of autoinducers, by an unknown mechanism, leading to a reduction of virulence factor production.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11353657 PMCID: PMC90577 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.45.6.1930-1933.2001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191