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ArticleScientific reports2016

An iron detection system determines bacterial swarming initiation and biofilm formation.

Chuan-Sheng Lin, Yu-Huan Tsai, Chih-Jung Chang, Shun-Fu Tseng, Tsung-Ru Wu, Chia-Chen Lu, Ting-Shu Wu, Jang-Jih Lu, Jim-Tong Horng, Jan Martel and 3 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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13 authors.

Chuan-Sheng LinDepartment of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Yu-Huan TsaiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Chih-Jung ChangDepartment of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Shun-Fu TsengResearch Center of Bacterial Pathogenesis, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Tsung-Ru WuDepartment of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Chia-Chen LuDepartment of Respiratory Therapy, Fu Jen University, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Ting-Shu WuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Jang-Jih LuDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Jim-Tong HorngDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Jan MartelCenter for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
David M OjciusCenter for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Hsin-Chih LaiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.
John D YoungCenter for Molecular and Clinical Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Iron availability affects swarming and biofilm formation in various bacterial species. However, how bacteria sense iron and coordinate swarming and biofilm formation remains unclear. Using Serratia marcescens as a model organism, we identify here a stage-specific iron-regulatory machinery comprising a two-component system (TCS) and the TCS-regulated iron chelator 2-isocyano-6,7-dihydroxycoumarin (ICDH-Coumarin) that directly senses and modulates environmental ferric iron (Fe

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BiofilmsBacterial Physiological PhenomenaBacterial ProteinsCoumarinsFlagellaGene Expression Regulation, BacterialIronModels, BiologicalSerratia marcescensSignal Transduction2-isocyano-6,7-dihydroxycoumarinBacterial ProteinsCoumarinsIron

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