Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2004, p. 4387-4389, Vol. 70, No. 7
0099-2240/04/$08.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.7.4387-4389.2004
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Evidence for Acyl Homoserine Lactone Signal Production in Bacteria Associated with Marine Sponges
Michael W. Taylor,1 Peter J. Schupp,2 Harriet J. Baillie,1 Timothy S. Charlton,3 Rocky de Nys,4 Staffan Kjelleberg,3,5* and Peter D. Steinberg1,5
School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences,1
School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences,3
Centre for Marine Biofouling and Bio-Innovation, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052,5
School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland 4811, Australia,4
University of Guam Marine Laboratory, UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 969232
Received 22 October 2003/
Accepted 11 March 2004
ABSTRACT
We report for the first time the production of acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs) by bacteria associated with marine sponges. Given the involvement of AHLs in bacterial colonization of many higher organisms, we speculate that such quorum sensing signals could play a part in interactions between sponges and the dense bacterial communities living within them.
* Corresponding author. Mailing address: School of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia. Phone: 61 2 9385 2102. Fax: 61 2 9385 1779. E-mail: s.kjelleberg{at}unsw.edu.au.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, July 2004, p. 4387-4389, Vol. 70, No. 7
0099-2240/04/$08.00+0 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.70.7.4387-4389.2004
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