| Literature DB >> 16820523 |
Elmus Beale1, Guigen Li, Man-Wah Tan, Kendra P Rumbaugh.
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa uses virulence factors controlled by quorum sensing (QS) to kill Caenorhabditis elegans. Here we show that C. elegans is attracted to the acylated homoserine lactones (AHSLs) that mediate QS in P. aeruginosa. Our data also indicate that C. elegans can distinguish AHSLs and may use them to mediate aversive or attractive learning.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16820523 PMCID: PMC1489312 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00611-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792