Interpopulation signaling via N-Acyl-homoserine lactones among bacteria in the wheat rhizosphere

Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1078-1084

  Pierson, Elizabeth A ^a   Wood, Derek W ^a,b   Cannon, Jeffrey A ^a   Blachere, Francoise M ^a   Pierson III, Leland S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Phenazine antibiotics; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; INTERPOPULATION SIGNALLING; MICROBIAL FUNCTION; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; PHENAZINE; WHEAT;

PSEUDOMONAS AUREOFACIENS;

EID: 0031732585     PISSN: 08940282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1094/MPMI.1998.11.11.1078     Document Type: Article

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