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Magnesium-dependent induction of Vibrio fischeri flagellar (Mif) biogenesis depends upon two diguanylate cyclases, suggesting an inhibitory role for cyclic di-GMP. Here, we report that cells defective for the sugar phosphotransferase system (PTS) exhibited a magnesium-independent phenotype similar to that of mutants of the Mif pathway. Unlike Mif mutants, PTS mutants also were hyperbioluminescent.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Medical School, 2160 S. First Ave., Bldg. 105, Rm. 3846, Maywood, IL 60153, USA.
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