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Regulation of Vibrio mimicus metalloprotease (VMP) production by the quorum-sensing
master regulatory protein, LuxR
El-Shaymaa Abdel-Sattar
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, Shin-ichi Miyoshi
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and Abdelaziz Elgaml
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Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University,
1-1-1, Tsushima-Naka, Kita-Ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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Chemical Industries Development Company, Assiut 71511, Egypt
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Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University,
Elgomhouria Street, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
* Correspondence:
Corresponding author: Abdelaziz Elgaml
Postal address: Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Okayama University, 1-1-1, Tsushima-Naka, Kita-Ku, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
Tel: +81-86-251-7968, Fax: +81-86-251-7926
E-mail: elgamel3a@mans.edu.eg ; elgamel3a@hotmail.com
Running title: Regulation of V. mimicus metalloprotease by LuxR
Key words: Vibrio mimicus; Metalloprotease; Quorum-sensing; LuxR protein