Fsr quorum sensing system restricts biofilm growth and activates inflammation in enterococcal infective endocarditis
Haris Antypas, Verena Schmidtchen, Willy I. Staiger, LI Yanhong, Rachel Jing Wen Tan, Kenneth Kok Fei NG, Cheryl Jia Yi Neo, Shalome Meera Radhesh, Frederick Reinhart Tanoto, Ronni A. G. da Silva, Cristina Colomer‐Winter, Sara Doina Schütz, Joachim Kloehn, Logeshwari Muthualagu Natarajan, Caroline S. Manzano, , Kimberly A. Kline
This study identifies the Fsr quorum sensing system in Enterococcus faecalis as a negative regulator of biofilm growth and inflammation in infective endocarditis.
Nature Communications · Jan 14, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology