Browsing by Subject "Acetophenones"

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The bacterial metabolite 2-aminoacetophenone promotes association of pathogenic bacteria with flies

Kapsetaki, Stefania Elisavet; Tzelepis, Ilias; Avgousti, Kalodoti; Livadaras, Ioannis; Garantonakis, Nikos G.; Varikou, Kyriaki N.; Apidianakis, Yiorgos (2014)

Bacteria contaminate insects and secrete metabolites that may affect insect behaviour and potentially fitness through unknown mechanisms. Here we show that the 'grape-like' odorant 2-aminoacetophenone (2AA), secreted by ...
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A quorum sensing regulated small volatile molecule reduces acute virulence and promotes chronic infection phenotypes

Kesarwani, M.; Hazan, R.; He, J.; Que, Y.; Apidianakis, Yiorgos; Lesic, B.; Xiao, G.; Dekimpe, V.; Milot, S.; Déziel, Eric; Lépine, F.; Rahme, L. G. (2011)

A significant number of environmental microorganisms can cause serious, even fatal, acute and chronic infections in humans. The severity and outcome of each type of infection depends on the expression of specific bacterial ...