AI-2-dependent gene regulation in <it>Staphylococcus epidermidis</it>
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Autoinducer 2 (AI-2), a widespread by-product of the LuxS-catalyzed S-ribosylhomocysteine cleavage reaction in the activated methyl cycle, has been suggested to serve as an intra- and interspecies signaling molecule, but in many bact...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-01-01
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Series: | BMC Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/8/4 |