The cep quorum-sensing system of Burkholderia cepacia H111 controls biofilm formation and swarming motility

Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2517-2528

  Huber, B ^a   Riedel, K ^a   Hentzer, M ^a   Heydorn, A ^a   Gotschlich, A ^a   Givskov, M ^a   Molin, S ^a   Eberl, L ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biosurfactant; Cystic fibrosis; N acylhomoserine lactone

Indexed keywords

BIOSURFACTANT; CEP PROTEIN; CEPI PROTEIN; CEPR PROTEIN; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE DERIVATIVE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SYNTHETASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOFILM; BIOSENSOR; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CELL ADHESION; CHEMOTAXIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GENE INACTIVATION; GENE INSERTION; HUMAN; LUNG; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0034807798     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00221287-147-9-2517     Document Type: Article

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