Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing as a potential antimicrobial target.

J Clin Invest

Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Published: November 2003

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa has two complete quorum-sensing systems. Both of these systems have been shown to be important for Pseudomonas virulence in multiple models of infection. Thus, these systems provide unique targets for novel antimicrobial drugs.

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