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Cell signaling and the quorum sensing is mediated by concentrations of the autoinducers PAI-1 and PAI-2, which is why their mere presence indicates existence of P. aeruginosa [12]. The production of PAI-1 and PAI-2 are specific to only the las and the rhl systems respectively [13]. Transcriptional activation of the target gene can be amplified up to 1000-fold due to the binding of the R-protein-autoinducer dimer complex and the induced promoter [1]. Therefore, detecting the presence of P. aeruginosa can be reliant upon the detection of the autoinducers PAI-1 and PAI-2. Our detection system uses the specificity of the autoinducers as a definitive means of detecting P. aeruginosa. This approach focuses primarily on the robust detection of P. aeruginosa, without affecting the pathogen itself.</div> | Cell signaling and the quorum sensing is mediated by concentrations of the autoinducers PAI-1 and PAI-2, which is why their mere presence indicates existence of P. aeruginosa [12]. The production of PAI-1 and PAI-2 are specific to only the las and the rhl systems respectively [13]. Transcriptional activation of the target gene can be amplified up to 1000-fold due to the binding of the R-protein-autoinducer dimer complex and the induced promoter [1]. Therefore, detecting the presence of P. aeruginosa can be reliant upon the detection of the autoinducers PAI-1 and PAI-2. Our detection system uses the specificity of the autoinducers as a definitive means of detecting P. aeruginosa. This approach focuses primarily on the robust detection of P. aeruginosa, without affecting the pathogen itself.</div> | ||
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Cell signaling and the quorum sensing is mediated by concentrations of the autoinducers PAI-1 and PAI-2, which is why their mere presence indicates existence of P. aeruginosa [12]. The production of PAI-1 and PAI-2 are specific to only the las and the rhl systems respectively [13]. Transcriptional activation of the target gene can be amplified up to 1000-fold due to the binding of the R-protein-autoinducer dimer complex and the induced promoter [1]. Therefore, detecting the presence of P. aeruginosa can be reliant upon the detection of the autoinducers PAI-1 and PAI-2. Our detection system uses the specificity of the autoinducers as a definitive means of detecting P. aeruginosa. This approach focuses primarily on the robust detection of P. aeruginosa, without affecting the pathogen itself.</div>