Cryptic, solo acylhomoserine lactone synthase from predatory myxobacterium suggests beneficial contribution to prey quorum signaling
H. Albataineh, M. Duke, S. K. Misra, J. S. Sharp, D. C. Stevens
The paper identifies an orphaned AHL synthase from a predatory myxobacterium and shows it produces AHL signals under heterologous expression, suggesting a role in interspecies communication.
bioRxiv · May 9, 2020Microbiology