| Literature DB >> 16535454 |
L Gram, R de Nys, R Maximilien, M Givskov, P Steinberg, S Kjelleberg.
Abstract
Abnormal, uncoordinated swarming motility of the opportunistic human pathogen Proteus mirabilis was seen when a crude extract of the Australian red alga Delisea pulchra was added to the medium. This occurred at concentrations at which growth rate, swimming motility, cell elongation, polynucleation, and hyperflagellation were not affected. One halogenated furanone from D. pulchra inhibited swarming motility at concentrations that did not affect growth rate and swimming motility. Other structurally similar D. pulchra furanones had no effect on swarming, suggesting considerable specificity in the effects of furanones on swarming motility by P. mirabilis.Entities:
Year: 1996 PMID: 16535454 PMCID: PMC1388992 DOI: 10.1128/aem.62.11.4284-4287.1996
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792