Evidence of autoinducer activity in naturally occurring biofilms

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 259-263

  McLean, Robert J C ^a   Whiteley, Marvin ^a   Stickler, David J ^b   Fuqua, W Claiborne ^c  

^a Texas State University   (United States)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm physiology; Homoserine lactone; luxI luxR homologue; Quorum sensing gene

Indexed keywords

HOMOSERINE; LACTONE;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; BIOFILMS;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 0030763520     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1097(97)00336-4     Document Type: Article

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