Biofilms on indwelling urethral catheters produce quorum sensing signal molecules in situ and in vitro

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 3486-3490

  Stickler, David J ^a,d   Morris, Nicola S ^a   Mclean, Robert J C ^b   Fuqua, Clay ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Texas State University   (United States)

^c TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTONE;

ACYLATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INDWELLING CATHETER; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; URINE CATHETER;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ANIMALIA; BACILLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0031688312     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.9.3486-3490.1998     Document Type: Article

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