Regulation of pqs quorum sensing by RpoN. (A) Induction of ppqsA-gfp transcriptional fusion in PAO1 wild-type, ΔrpoN, ΔrpoNCOM, ΔrpoN/pME6032-pqsR and ΔrpoN + PQS (2-heptyl-3-hydroxy-4(1H)-quinolone). Cultures were monitored for their gfp fluorescent protein (GFP) fluorescence by using a Magellen Tecan® Infinite 200 PRO microplate reader. Means and standard deviations (S.D.) in relative fluorescence units (RFU) from triplicate experiments are shown; (B) High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis of HHQ (4-hydroxy-2-heptylquinoline) production by PAO1, ΔrpoN, ΔrpoNCOM, ΔrpoN/pME6032-pqsR, ΔrpoN/pME6032 and ΔpqsR. Means and S.D. from triplicate experiments are shown.