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TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of Neisseria meningitidis luxS in Cell-to-Cell Signaling and Bacteremic Infection.
AU - Winzer, Klaus
AU - Sun, Yao-hui
AU - Green, Andrew
AU - Delory, Marie
AU - Blackley, David
AU - Hardie, Kim R.
AU - Baldwin, Thomas J.
AU - Tang, Christoph M.
PY - 2002/4
Y1 - 2002/4
N2 - Numerous pathogenic bacteria contain luxS, which is required for autoinducer-2 production. Here, we demonstrate that Neisseria meningitidis contains a functional copy of luxS that is necessary for full meningococcal virulence; strains with a luxS deletion are defective for bacteremia, a prerequisite of meningococcal pathogenesis.
AB - Numerous pathogenic bacteria contain luxS, which is required for autoinducer-2 production. Here, we demonstrate that Neisseria meningitidis contains a functional copy of luxS that is necessary for full meningococcal virulence; strains with a luxS deletion are defective for bacteremia, a prerequisite of meningococcal pathogenesis.
U2 - 10.1128/IAI.70.4.2245-2248.2002
DO - 10.1128/IAI.70.4.2245-2248.2002
M3 - Journal article
VL - 70
SP - 2245
EP - 2248
JO - Infection and Immunity
JF - Infection and Immunity
SN - 0019-9567
IS - 4
ER -