UNC SRP study provides a useful method to detect quorum-sensing molecules in biological samples
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Dr. Kun Lu
Researchers from UNC SRP’s Project 3, led by Kun Lu, PhD, recently published an article in npj Biofilms and Microbiomes titled, Detection of gut microbiota and pathogen produced N-acyl homoserine in host circulation and tissues. Their findings demonstrate that specific bacteria can produce AHLs that can be detected in host bodies which suggests that quorum-sensing molecules could be a group of signaling molecules in trans-kingdom microbiota-host crosstalk.