Inhibition of luminescence and virulence in the black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon) pathogen Vibrio harveyi by intercellular signal antagonists

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2079-2084

  Manefield, Michael ^b   Harris, Lachlan ^a   Rice, Scott A ^b   De Nys, Rocky ^b   Kjelleberg, Staffan ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; LUMINESCENCE; NONHUMAN; SHRIMP; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; VIBRIO HARVEYI; VIRULENCE;

ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DELISEA PULCHRA; MONODON; NEGIBACTERIA; PANTHERA TIGRIS; PENAEUS MONODON; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 0034071162     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.66.5.2079-2084.2000     Document Type: Article

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