Microbial Quorum Quenching Activities In Marine Water, Wetland Water, And Rainforest Soil.,
2010
Universiti Malaya
Microbial Quorum Quenching Activities In Marine Water, Wetland Water, And Rainforest Soil., Wong Cheng Siang
Student Works (2010-2019)
Quorum sensing refers to the bacterial cell-to-cell communication phenomenon that is employed to regulate a wide range of activities in a variety of bacteria. One of the most extensively studied mechanisms is that of Gram-negative bacteria utilizing N-acyl homoserine lactone as the signaling molecule. Quorum quenching on the other hand refers to the interference of quorum sensing, that can be achieved by, inter alia, directly inactivating the signaling molecule, and thus preventing the expression of certain genes, notably those regulating virulence. This study aimed to isolate N-acyl homoserine lactone-degrading microorganisms from Malaysian marine water, wetland water, and rainforest soil using …
