Chemical biology strategies for biofilm control

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Signaling pathways are required for bacterial biofilm formation and antimicrobial resistance. Among them, quorum sensing (QS) and c-di-GMP signaling are the best characterized. QS is a widely distributed intercellular signaling mechanism by which microorganisms regulate gene expression in response to small diffusible signaling molecules (1). Bacteria have developed oligopeptides, N-acyl homoserine lactones (HSLs), and autoinducer-2 as signal molecules (1). When the QS signal molecules reach a local threshold concentration, they can interact with specific receptors and impact the expression of hundreds of genes. Many of the QS-regulated genes (motility, biosurfacant synthesis, EPS synthesis) are required for the biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance of various bacterial species (2).

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMicrobial Biofilms
Number of pages10
PublisherWiley-Interscience
Publication date1 Jan 2015
Pages363-372
Chapter18
ISBN (Print)9781555817459
ISBN (Electronic)9781683670919
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2015

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© 2015 by ASM Press.

    Research areas

  • Biofilm control, Chemical biology strategy, Cyclic di-GMP, Diguanylate cyclase, Quorum sensing, SRNAs

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