Molecular and Genetic Characterisation of Bacterial Cell-Cell Signalling

Many bacteria use chemical signalling molecules called AHLs to communicate with other bacteria to regulate various traits, in a phenomenon called quorum sensing. AHLs are synthesised by one protein-family called LuxI, and the molecules vary between systems. This thesis describes two different quorum...

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Main Author: Bastholm, Tahlia
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2023
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95434
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description Many bacteria use chemical signalling molecules called AHLs to communicate with other bacteria to regulate various traits, in a phenomenon called quorum sensing. AHLs are synthesised by one protein-family called LuxI, and the molecules vary between systems. This thesis describes two different quorum sensing systems in the plant associated Mesorhizobium. One uniquely requires two proteins – LuxI and a crotonase – to synthesise unusual AHLs. The second system epigenetically regulates the movement of DNA between bacterial cells.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-954342024-07-04T02:25:45Z Molecular and Genetic Characterisation of Bacterial Cell-Cell Signalling Bastholm, Tahlia Many bacteria use chemical signalling molecules called AHLs to communicate with other bacteria to regulate various traits, in a phenomenon called quorum sensing. AHLs are synthesised by one protein-family called LuxI, and the molecules vary between systems. This thesis describes two different quorum sensing systems in the plant associated Mesorhizobium. One uniquely requires two proteins – LuxI and a crotonase – to synthesise unusual AHLs. The second system epigenetically regulates the movement of DNA between bacterial cells. 2023 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95434 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Bastholm, Tahlia
Molecular and Genetic Characterisation of Bacterial Cell-Cell Signalling
title Molecular and Genetic Characterisation of Bacterial Cell-Cell Signalling
title_full Molecular and Genetic Characterisation of Bacterial Cell-Cell Signalling
title_fullStr Molecular and Genetic Characterisation of Bacterial Cell-Cell Signalling
title_full_unstemmed Molecular and Genetic Characterisation of Bacterial Cell-Cell Signalling
title_short Molecular and Genetic Characterisation of Bacterial Cell-Cell Signalling
title_sort molecular and genetic characterisation of bacterial cell-cell signalling
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95434