High Levels of Cyclic Diguanylate Interfere with Beneficial Bacterial Colonization

ABSTRACT During colonization of the Hawaiian bobtail squid (Euprymna scolopes), Vibrio fischeri bacteria undergo a lifestyle transition from a planktonic motile state in the environment to a biofilm state in host mucus. Cyclic diguanylate (c-di-GMP) is a cytoplasmic signaling molecule that is import...

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Main Authors: Ruth Y. Isenberg, David G. Christensen, Karen L. Visick, Mark J. Mandel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-08-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.01671-22