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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2000
Marvin Whiteley, Coralville, IA (US);
Kimberly M. Lee, Iowa City, IA (US);
E. Peter Greenberg, Iowa City, IA (US);
Ute Muh, Iowa City, IA (US);
Marvin Whiteley, Coralville, IA (US);
Kimberly M. Lee, Iowa City, IA (US);
E. Peter Greenberg, Iowa City, IA (US);
Ute Muh, Iowa City, IA (US);
University of Iowa Research Foundation, Iowa City, IA (US);
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (San Diego) LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides methods for identifying a modulator of quorum sensing signaling in bacteria, and for identifying a quorum sensing controlled gene in bacteria. In addition, the invention provides quorum sensing controlled genetic loci in. Novel indicator strains and vectors for engineering the strains for use in the method of the invention are also provided.