Polymers enhance quorum sensing in V.
cholerae. V. cholerae A1552 containing pBB1
was grown for
16 h and then adjusted to an OD600 of 0.2 in the presence of P1 (A–C),
P2 (D–F), or AMW alone (G). Polymers were adjusted to final
concentrations of 0.005 (A, D), 0.05 (B, E), or 0.5 (C, F) mg mL–1 in AMW. Luminescence of samples was imaged every
30 min for 15 h, and representative images for each time point are
shown from 0 h (top left) to 15 h (bottom right) of each panel. Luminescence
intensities over time were analyzed by quantifying pixel intensities,
and means ± SEM from at least three biological replicates are
shown for P1 (left) and P2 (right panel) (H).