The role of LuxS in metabolism and signalling in Helicobacter pylori

In many bacteria, LuxS functions as a quorum sensing (QS) molecule synthase. Its product, auto-inducer-2 (AI-2) plays a role in regulation of various bacterial activities in concert with cell population density. LuxS also has a second more central metabolic function in the activated methyl cycle (AM...

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Main Author: Shen, Feifei
Format: Thesis (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/11628/

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