Quorum sensing activity of Serratia fonticola strain RB-25 isolated from an ex-landfill site.

ABSTRACT: Quorum sensing is a unique bacterial communication system which permits bacteria to synchronize their behaviour in accordance with the population density. The operation of this communication network involves the use of diffusible autoinducer molecules, termed N-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs). Serratia spp. are well known for their use of quorum sensing to regulate the expression of various genes. In this study, we aimed to characterized the AHL production of a bacterium designated as strain RB-25 isolated from a former domestic waste landfill site. It was identified as Serratia fonticola using matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry analysis and this was confirmed by 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing. High resolution triple quadrupole liquid chro

SUBMITTER: Ee R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4003984 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature