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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Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2022-08-01
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Series: | mBio |
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Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.01671-22 |