Methods for regulating bacteria
CA 2443287 A1 · Owner: University Technologies International, Inc. · Inventors: Stein, Jeffrey; Surette, Michael G.
Overview
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Bacteria lacking the ability to secrete autoinducer-2 may nonetheless be regulated by contacting the bacteria with an amount of an autoinducer-2 effector that is sufficient to regulate the bacterium. Pseudomonas aeruginosa a bacterium that colonizes the lungs of cystic fibrosis patients with often devastating effects on health, is a preferred target for regulation.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed May 16, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 16, 2022.
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