The <i>Legionella</i> Lqs-LvbR Regulatory Network Controls Temperature-Dependent Growth Onset and Bacterial Cell Density
Ramon Hochstrasser, Hubert Hilbi
Abstract
quorum sensing (Lqs) system and the pleiotropic transcription factor LvbR govern the temperature-dependent growth onset and cell density of bacterial cultures. Hence, the growth of L. pneumophila in water systems is determined not only by the temperature and nutrient availability but also by quorum sensing, i.e., density- and signaling molecule-dependent gene regulation.
Topics & Concepts
LegionellaMicrobiologyBacteriaBiologyQuorum sensingBacterial proteinGeneticsBiofilmLegionella and Acanthamoeba researchNeutrophil, Myeloperoxidase and Oxidative MechanismsVibrio bacteria research studies