Eukaryotic interference with homoserine lactone-mediated prokaryotic signalling.
J Bacteriol
; 178(22): 6618-22, 1996 Nov.
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ABSTRACT
Acylated homoserine lactones (AHLs) play a widespread role in intercellular communication among bacteria. The Australian macroalga Delisea pulchra produces secondary metabolites which have structural similarities to AHL molecules. We report here that these metabolites inhibited AHL-controlled processes in prokaryotes. Our results suggest that the interaction between higher organisms and their surface-associated bacteria may be mediated by interference with bacterial regulatory systems.
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Serratia
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4-Butirolactona
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Comunicación Celular
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Rhodophyta
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Lactonas
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1996
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