title: Degradation of N-acyl-L-homoserine lactones by Bacillus cereus in culture media and pork extract.
abstract: Degradation of the quorum-sensing signal molecule N-acyl-L-homoserine lactone (AHL) in cocultures was verified with Bacillus cereus and Yersinia enterocolitica in culture medium and in pork extract. Results showed evidence of microbial interaction when the AHL-degrading bacterium and AHL-producing bacterium were cocultured in a food-simulating condition.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Food Microbiology and Food Preservation, FBW-UGent, Coupure Links 653, 9000 Ghent, Belgium.
authors.forename: Maria Stella
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Medina-Martínez
authors.forename: Mieke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uyttendaele
authors.forename: Andreja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajkovic
authors.forename: Pol
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nadal
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Debevere
mesh_terms: D015107:4-Butyrolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001409:Bacillus cereus / Q000378:metabolism*; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D003470:Culture Media; D008460:Meat / Q000382:microbiology*; D053038:Quorum Sensing; D013552:Swine; D015008:Yersinia enterocolitica / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; C088386:homoserine lactone; D015107:4-Butyrolactone