• Presence of acyl-homoserine lactones in 57 members of the Vibrionaceae family 

      Purohit, Amit Anand; Johansen, Jostein a; Hansen, Hilde; Leiros, Hanna-Kirsti S.; Kashulin, Alexander; Karlsen, Christian; Smalås, Arne O.; Haugen, Peik; Willassen, Nils Peder (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013-05-31)
      Aims: The aim of this study was to use a sensitive method to screen and quantify 57 Vibrionaceae strains for the production of acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) and map the resulting AHL profiles onto a host phylogeny.<p> <p>Methods and Results: We used a high-performance liquid chromatography– tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) protocol to measure AHLs in spent media after bacterial growth. ...