Evidence for acyl homoserine lactone signal production in bacteria associated with marine sponges.
We report for the first time the production of acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) by bacteria associated with marine sponges. Given the involvement of AHLs in bacterial colonization of many higher organisms, we speculate that such quorum sensing signals could play a part in interactions between sponges and the dense bacterial communities living within them.
Taylor
Michael W
MW
School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia.
Schupp
Peter J
PJ
Baillie
Harriet J
HJ
Charlton
Timothy S
TS
de Nys
Rocky
R
Kjelleberg
Staffan
S
Steinberg
Peter D
PD
D015107:4-Butyrolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism*; D011161:Porifera / Q000382:microbiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*
C088386:homoserine lactone; D015107:4-Butyrolactone