Detection of Quorum Sensing Activity in the Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Isolate Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain GB11

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Huey Jia Cheng; Robson Ee; Yuet Meng Cheong; Wen-Si Tan; Wai-Fong Yin; Kok-Gan Chan;
(2014)
  • Publisher: MDPI
  • Journal: Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), volume 14, issue 7, pages 12,511-12,522 (issn: 1424-8220, eissn: 1424-8220)
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  • Identifiers: pmc: PMC4168446, doi: 10.3390/s140712511
  • Subject: <i>N</i>-octanoyl homoserine lactone (C8-HSL) | N-octanoyl homoserine lactone (C8-HSL) | MALDI-TOF | N-dodecanoyl homoserine lactone (C12-HSL) | TP1-1185 | N-hexanoyl homoserine lactone (C6-HSL) | <i>N</i>-hexanoyl homoserine lactone (C6-HSL) | <i>N</i>-3-oxo-dodecanoylhomoserine lactone (3-oxo-C12-HSL) | <b> </b><i>N</i>-dodecanoyl homoserine lactone (C12-HSL) | Article | N-3-oxo-dodecanoylhomoserine lactone (3-oxo-C12-HSL) | cell-to-cell communication | N-butyryl homoserine lactone (C4-HSL) | clinical pathogen | mass spectrometry | Chemical technology | <i>N</i>-butyryl homoserine lactone (C4-HSL)
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A multidrug-resistant clinical bacteria strain GB11 was isolated from a wound swab on the leg of a patient. Identity of stain GB11 as Pseudomonas aeruginosa was validated by using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS... View more
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