Roles of Pseudomonas aeruginosa las and rhl quorum-sensing systems in control of elastase and rhamnolipid biosynthesis genes

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 179, Issue 18, 1997, Pages 5756-5767

  Pearson, James P ^a   Pesci, Everett C ^a   Iglewski, Barbara H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTASE; HOMOSERINE; LACTONE; LIPID; RHAMNOSE; SIGMA FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RNA ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030930248     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.179.18.5756-5767.1997     Document Type: Article

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