EfgA is a conserved formaldehyde sensor that leads to bacterial growth arrest in response to elevated formaldehyde.

Bazurto JV, Nayak DD, Ticak T, Davlieva M, Lee JA, Hellenbrand CN, Lambert LB, Benski OJ, Quates CJ, Johnson JL, Patel, JS, Ytreberg FM, Shamoo Y, Marx CJ.

EfgA is a conserved formaldehyde sensor that leads to bacterial growth arrest in response to elevated formaldehyde.

PLOS Biology. 19:e3001208 (2021). [pdf] doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001208