Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Xu Yangyang¹, Kangmin Duan^1,2 and Lixin Shen¹

¹Key Laboratory of Resources Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Life Sciences, Northwest University, 229 Taibai Rd. Xi’an, Shaanxi, 710069 P. R. China.

²Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Manitoba, 780 Bannatyne Avenue, Winnipeg, MBR3E 0W2, Canada.

J Pure Appl Microbiol. 2013;7(3):2003-2015

Received: 08/06/2013 | Accepted: 24/08/2013 | Published: 30/09/2013

Abstract

Quorum sensing (QS) is a significant signaling regulation in bacteria. In Pseudomona aeruginosa, the three known QS systems, Las, Rhl and PQS have been elucidated thoroughly. However, there are many mechanisms still need to be fully understood. In this review, we present state-of-the-art research of the regulation of QS systems in P. aeruginosa, and discuss the potential inhibitor of QS reported by a wide range of studies.

Keywords

Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Quorum sensing, Quorum sensing inhibitor

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