Hybrid Histidine Kinase BinK Represses Vibrio fischeri Biofilm Signaling at Multiple Developmental Stages
Denise A. Ludvik, Katherine M. Bultman, Mark J. Mandel
Abstract
using a combination of genetic and imaging approaches. The current work refines the signaling circuitry of the biofilm pathway in V. fischeri, provides evidence that biofilm regulatory changes occur in the host, and identifies BinK as one of the regulators of that process. This study provides information about how bacteria regulate biofilm gene expression in an intact animal host.
Topics & Concepts
BiologyVibrioHistidine kinaseBiofilmHistidineMicrobiologyKinaseSignal transductionCell biologyBiochemistryBacteriaGeneticsEnzymeVibrio bacteria research studiesAquaculture disease management and microbiotaBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing