Identification of aggregation substances of Enterococcus faecalis cells after induction by sex pheromones
- 1 May 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Archiv für Mikrobiologie
- Vol. 151 (6) , 486-490
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00454863
Abstract
The sex pheromone system of Enterococcus faecalis is responsible for the clumping response of a plasmid carrying donor strain with a corresponding plasmid free recipient strain due to the production of sex pheromones by the recipient strain. The clumping response is mediated by a surface material (called aggregation substance) which is synthesized upon addition of sex pheromones to the cultures. Here we show that after induction a dense layer of “hairlike” structures is formed on the cell wall of the bacteria. These hairlike structures are responsible for the cell-cell contact which leads to the aggregation of cells. Formation of these structures was specific, only occurring after the addition of homologous sex pheromone.Keywords
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