A New Transcriptional Repressor of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum Sensing Receptor Gene lasR

Francesca Longo; Giordano Rampioni; Roslen Bondì; Francesco Imperi; Gian Maria Fimia; Paolo Visca; Elisabetta Zennaro; Livia Leoni

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069554

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A New Transcriptional Repressor of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum Sensing Receptor Gene lasR

Francesca Longo,

Affiliation Department of Sciences, University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
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Giordano Rampioni,

Affiliation Department of Sciences, University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
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Roslen Bondì,

Affiliation Department of Sciences, University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
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Francesco Imperi,

Affiliation Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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Gian Maria Fimia,

Affiliation National Institute for Infectious Disease “Lazzaro Spallanzani”, Rome, Italy
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Paolo Visca,

Affiliation Department of Sciences, University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
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Elisabetta Zennaro,

Affiliation Department of Sciences, University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
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Livia Leoni

Affiliation Department of Sciences, University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
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A New Transcriptional Repressor of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum Sensing Receptor Gene lasR

Francesca Longo,
Giordano Rampioni,
Roslen Bondì,
Francesco Imperi,
Gian Maria Fimia,
Paolo Visca,
Elisabetta Zennaro,
Livia Leoni

Published: July 5, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069554

About the Authors

Francesca Longo: Affiliation Department of Sciences, University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Giordano Rampioni: Affiliation Department of Sciences, University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Roslen Bondì: Affiliation Department of Sciences, University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Francesco Imperi: Affiliation Department of Biology and Biotechnology “Charles Darwin”, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
Gian Maria Fimia: Affiliation National Institute for Infectious Disease “Lazzaro Spallanzani”, Rome, Italy
Paolo Visca: Affiliation Department of Sciences, University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Elisabetta Zennaro: Affiliation Department of Sciences, University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
Livia Leoni: Affiliation Department of Sciences, University Roma Tre, Rome, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FL GR EZ PV LL. Performed the experiments: FL GR RB FI GMF. Analyzed the data: FL GR RB FI GMF PV EZ LL. Wrote the manuscript: LL.

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