Nickel and cadmium ions inhibit quorum sensing and biofilm formation without affecting viability in Burkholderia multivorans
Nickel and cadmium ions inhibit quorum sensing and biofilm formation without affecting viability in Burkholderia multivorans
L. Vega,J. Mathieu,3 Authors,P. Alvarez
2014 · DOI: 10.1016/J.IBIOD.2014.03.013
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TLDR
Using microtiter plate and quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction assays, it is shown that sub-millimolar concentrations of nickel and cadmium inhibit biofilm formation by the bacterium Burkholderia multivorans through the inhibition of acyl-homoserine lactone quorum sensing.