Quorum sensing signaling in bacteria

Marvin Whiteley; Kimberly M Lee; Peter E Greenberg; Ute Muh

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Quorum sensing signaling in bacteria

Marvin Whiteley, Kimberly M Lee, Peter E Greenberg and Ute Muh

United States Patent and Trademark Office

02/15/2005

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Abstract

The invention provides methods for identifying a modulator of quorum sensing signaling in bacteria, and for identifying a quorum sensing controlled gene in bacteria. In addition, the invention provides quorum sensing controlled genetic loci in Pseudomas aeruginosa. Novel indicator strains and vectors for engineering the strains for use in the method of the invention are also provided.

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Title: Subtitle: Quorum sensing signaling in bacteria
Creators: Marvin Whiteley (Inventor)
Kimberly M Lee (Inventor)
Peter E Greenberg (Inventor)
Ute Muh (Inventor)
Contributors: University of Iowa Research Foundation (Iowa City, IA, US) (Assignee)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (San Diego) LLC (San Diego, CA, US) (Assignee)
Resource Type: Patent
Publisher: United States Patent and Trademark Office; United States
Patent: US Patent 6,855,513; United States Patent and Trademark Office (United States, Alexandria) - USPTO; Published; 09/653,730; 09/01/2000
Number of pages: 72 pages
Language: English
Date published: 02/15/2005
Academic Unit: UI Research Foundation; Microbiology and Immunology
Record Identifier: 9983762094502771

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