Cross-species induction of luminescence in the quorum-sensing bacterium Vibrio harveyi

作者：Bonnie L. Bassler, Everett Peter Greenberg, Ann M. Stevens · 发表于：Journal of Bacteriology · 年份：1997 · DOI：10.1128/jb.179.12.4043-4045.1997 · 被引用次数：762 · 研究领域：bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research、Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing、Photoreceptor and optogenetics research

Different species of bacteria were tested for production of extracellular autoinducer-like activities that could stimulate the expression of the luminescence genes in Vibrio harveyi. Several species of bacteria, including the pathogens Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus, were found to produce such activities. Possible physiological roles for the two V. harveyi detection-response systems and their joint regulation are discussed.