N-acyl-L-homoserine lactone quorum sensing controls butanediol fermentation in Serratia plymuthica RVH1 and Serratia marcescens MG1.
Butanediol fermentation in two Serratia species is shown to be affected by N-acyl-L-homoserine lactone-dependent quorum sensing. Knockout of quorum-sensing signal production caused a shift towards enhanced acid production, resulting in early growth arrest, which was reversible by the addition of synthetic signal molecules.
Van Houdt
Rob
R
Centre for Food and Microbial Technology, Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Moons
Pieter
P
Hueso Buj
Maria
M
Michiels
Chris W
CW
D015107:4-Butyrolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000502:physiology; D002072:Butylene Glycols / Q000378:metabolism*; D005285:Fermentation; D012705:Serratia / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*
D002072:Butylene Glycols; C088386:homoserine lactone; D015107:4-Butyrolactone