Hierarchical autoinduction in Ralstonia solanacearum: Control of acyl- homoserine lactone production by a novel autoregulatory system responsive to 3-hydroxypalmitic acid methyl ester

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 7089-7097

  Flavier, Albert B ^a,c   Ganova Raeva, Lilia M ^a   Schell, Mark A ^a,b   Denny, Timothy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOREGULATION; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; CELL DENSITY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM;

EID: 0030785517     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.22.7089-7097.1997     Document Type: Article

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