Quorum sensing and the cell-cell communication dependent regulation of gene expression in pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 199-210

  Hardman, Andrea M ^a   Stewart, Gordon S A B ^a   Williams, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene expression; N acylhomoserine lactones; Quorum sensing; Secondary metabolites; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LACTONE; PHEROMONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONJUGATION; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CELL COMMUNICATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HOMOSERINE; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PHEROMONES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VIBRIO;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0032455140     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1001178702503     Document Type: Article

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