Acyl homoserine lactones from culture supernatants of Pseudomonas aeruginosa accelerate host immunomodulation.

The virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa is multifactorial and under the control of quorum sensing signals, such as acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs). The importance of these molecules in the establishment of infection has been previously reported. These molecules either improve the virulence potential...

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Main Authors: Ravi Kumar Gupta, Sanjay Chhibber, Kusum Harjai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3116856?pdf=render