A widespread methylotroph acyl-homoserine lactone synthase produces an atypical quorum sensing signal
D. A. Cummings, M. Wallace, A. G. Roberts, A. W. Puri
The paper identifies an atypical quorum sensing signal produced by pink pigmented facultative methylotrophs using inverse stable isotopic labeling and shows it activates a LuxR-family transcription factor.
bioRxiv · Oct 31, 2022Microbiology