In many pathogens, quorum-sensing systems regulate virulence. Quorum-sensing is therefore often proposed as a target for antivirulence drug development. Coagulase-negative staphylococci are leading causes of nosocomial blood infections and of mortality due to sepsis as the most extreme consequence o...
ORGANISM(S): Staphylococcus haemolyticus Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus MW2 Staphylococcus epidermidis ATCC 12228 Chlamydia trachomatis D/UW-3/CX Coxiella burnetii Rickettsia rickettsii Chlamydia muridarum Staphylococcus epidermidis RP62A Chlamydia pneumoniae AR39 Borreliella burgdorferi B31 Coxiella burnetii RSA 493 Chlamydia caviae GPIC Staphylococcus haemolyticus JCSC1435 Granulibacter bethesdensis