title: Quorum sensing in the Burkholderia cepacia complex.
abstract: Quorum sensing is a cell-density-dependent regulatory mechanism which, in Gram-negative bacteria, usually involves the production and detection of N-acyl homoserine lactones (HSLs). In the last four years HSL-dependent quorum sensing has been identified in members of the Burkholderia cepacia complex, and this mini-review summarizes initial findings and discusses future perspectives.
authors.affiliation: Bacteriology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Area Science Park, Padriciano 99, 34012 Trieste, Italy. venturi@icgeb.org
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Venturi
authors.forename: Arianna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Friscina
authors.forename: Iris
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bertani
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Devescovi
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aguilar
mesh_terms: D015107:4-Butyrolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016956:Burkholderia cepacia / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C117246:CepR protein, Burkholderia; C088386:homoserine lactone; D015107:4-Butyrolactone