Bacterial quorum sensing in pathogenic relationships

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 4839-4849

  De Kievit, T R ^a   Iglewski, B H ^a  

^a STRONG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL DENSITY; DNA BINDING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

AGRICULTURE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; LACTONES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

EID: 0033862847     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.9.4839-4849.2000     Document Type: Short Survey

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