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Abstract
Many bacteria use a molecule known as autoinducer-2 for interspecies communication, a form of quorum sensing. Enteric bacteria secrete this molecule and later import and degrade it. A new study explores the molecular mechanism behind this curious signal-destroying process.Mesh:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17313176 DOI: 10.1021/cb7000186
Source DB: PubMed Journal: ACS Chem Biol ISSN: 1554-8929 Impact factor: 5.100