title: Detection of acylated homoserine lactones produced by Vibrio spp. and related species isolated from water and aquatic organisms.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the diversity in production of acylated homoserine lactones (AHLs) among Vibrio spp and related species.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 106 isolates, with representatives of 28 Vibrio spp and related species, were investigated for the production of AHLs. For this, a rapid method for the screening of AHLs was developed based on the use of bacterial biosensors using a double-layer microplate assay. At least one bacterial biosensor was activated in 20 species, Agrobacterium tumefaciens being the most frequently activated biosensor. One isolate of Vibrio anguillarum, Vibrio rotiferianus and Vibrio metschnikovii activated the Chromobacterium violaceum biosensor, which is not common among the Vibrionaceae family. For those species with more than one isolate, the biosensor activation profile was the same except for two species, V. anguillarum and V. metschnikovii, which varied among the different isolates.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  AHL production was observed in the majority of the studied species, with a diverse biosensor activation profile.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The high diversity in AHL production is in consistence with the high diversity in ecological niches of the Vibrionaceae family. The absence of AHL detection in eight species warrants further work on their quorum-sensing systems.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Microbiologia, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. crgarcia@ub.edu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: García-Aljaro
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Vargas-Cespedes
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Blanch
mesh_terms: D054742:Acyl-Butyrolactones / Q000032:analysis*; D059001:Aquatic Organisms / Q000382:microbiology*; D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D053038:Quorum Sensing; D014733:Vibrio / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014737:Vibrionaceae / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D054742:Acyl-Butyrolactones