The sound of silence: activating silent biosynthetic gene clusters in marine microorganisms

FJ Reen, S Romano, ADW Dobson, F O'Gara - Marine drugs, 2015 - mdpi.com
Unlocking the rich harvest of marine microbial ecosystems has the potential to both
safeguard the existence of our species for the future, while also presenting significant …

Marine biofilms: diversity of communities and of chemical cues

J Antunes, P Leão… - Environmental …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Surfaces immersed in seawater are rapidly colonized by various microorganisms, resulting
in the formation of heterogenic marine biofilms. These communities are known to influence …

Virulence mechanisms of vibrios belonging to the Splendidus clade as aquaculture pathogens, from case studies and genome data

W Zhang, C Li - Reviews in Aquaculture, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The Vibrio genus belonging to the Splendidus clade includes 16 described species and can
infect a broad host range of cultured animals in marine environments, resulting in various …

Detection of quorum-sensing molecules for pathogenic molecules using cell-based and cell-free biosensors

C Miller, J Gilmore - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since the discovery and subsequent use of penicillin, antibiotics have been used to treat
most bacterial infections in the US Over time, the repeated prescription of many antibiotics …

Detection of N-hexanoyl-L-homoserine lactone via MIP-based QCM sensor: preparation and characterization

Ö Acet, M Odabaşı - Polymer Bulletin, 2023 - Springer
While high living organisms use sounds and words to communicate with each other,
bacteria provide this function with some communication molecules. These communication …

Identification of Unanticipated and Novel N-Acyl L-Homoserine Lactones (AHLs) Using a Sensitive Non-Targeted LC-MS/MS Method

NM Patel, JD Moore, HE Blackwell, D Amador-Noguez - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
N-acyl L-homoserine lactones (AHLs) constitute a predominant class of quorum-sensing
signaling molecules used by Gram-negative bacteria. Here, we report a sensitive and non …

Quorum sensing in Vibrio spp.: the complexity of multiple signalling molecules in marine and aquatic environments

L Girard - Critical reviews in microbiology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Quorum sensing (QS) is a density-dependent mechanism enabling bacteria to coordinate
their actions via the release of small diffusible molecules named autoinducers (AIs). Vibrio …

Strain‐specific quorum‐sensing responses determine virulence properties in Vibrio anguillarum

JJ Mauritzen, E Søndberg, PG Kalatzis… - Environmental …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bacterial populations communicate using quorum‐sensing (QS) molecules and switch on
QS regulation to engage in coordinated behaviour such as biofilm formation or virulence …

Quorum Quenching Properties and Probiotic Potentials of Intestinal Associated Bacteria in Asian Sea Bass Lates calcarifer

R Ghanei-Motlagh, T Mohammadian, D Gharibi… - Marine drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
Quorum quenching (QQ), the enzymatic degradation of N-acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs),
has been suggested as a promising strategy to control bacterial diseases. In this study, 10 …

“In-Group” Communication in Marine Vibrio: A Review of N-Acyl Homoserine Lactones-Driven Quorum Sensing

J Liu, K Fu, C Wu, K Qin, F Li, L Zhou - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
N-Acyl Homoserine Lactones (N-AHLs) are an important group of small quorum-sensing
molecules generated and released into the surroundings by Gram-negative bacteria. N …