AHL-based QS signalling promotes uropathogenic Escherichia coli settlement through the de-repression of biofilm formation by SdiA

• Celia Mayer ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: celia.mayer.mayer@usc.es (CM); manuelromero.bernardez@usc.es (MR)

  Affiliations National Biofilms Innovation Centre, Biodiscovery Institute, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, LEPABE—Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, Laboratorio de Referencia de E. coli, FIDIS—Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6981-6601

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• Fadi Soukarieh,

  Roles Methodology, Software, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Chemistry, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, School of Allied Health Professions, Pharmacy, Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom

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• Manuel Simões,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations LEPABE—Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal, ALiCE—Associate Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3355-4398

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• Saskia-Camille Flament-Simon,

  Roles Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Laboratorio de Referencia de E. coli, FIDIS—Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Campus Terra, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0933-0850

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• Miguel Cámara,

  Roles Funding acquisition, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation National Biofilms Innovation Centre, Biodiscovery Institute, School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4585-7385

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• Manuel Romero

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: celia.mayer.mayer@usc.es (CM); manuelromero.bernardez@usc.es (MR)

  Affiliation Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Biology - Aquatic One Health Research Center (iARCUS), Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6902-6776

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