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Published on: June 30, 2016
Quorum sensing and biofilm formation in mycobacteria: role of c-di-GMP and methods to study this second messenger
Indra Mani Sharma1, Anushya Petchiappan, Dipankar Chatterji
1Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Abstract:
Bacteria have evolved to survive the ever-changing environment using intriguing mechanisms of quorum sensing (QS). Very often, QS facilitates formation of biofilm to help bacteria to persist longer and the formation of such biofilms is regulated by c-di-GMP. It is a well-known second messenger also found in mycobacteria. Several methods have been developed to study c-di-GMP signaling pathways in a variety of bacteria. In this review, we have attempted to highlight a connection between c-di-GMP and biofilm formation and QS in mycobacteria and several methods that have helped in better understanding of c-di-GMP signaling.
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