Kinetics of the AHL regulatory system in a model biofilm system: How many bacteria constitute a "Quorum"?

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 309, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 631-640

  Nilsson, Patric ^a,b,c,d   Olofsson, Anna ^a,b,c,d   Fagerlind, Magnus ^a,b,c,d   Fagerström, Torbjörn ^a,b,c,d   Rice, Scott ^a,b,c,d   Kjelleberg, Staffan ^a,b,c,d   Steinberg, Peter ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^b Centre for Marine Biofouling and Bio Innovation   (Australia)

^c Sch of Microbiology and Immunology   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

AHL regulation; Biofilms; Density dependence; Quorum sensing; Signals

Indexed keywords

ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE DERIVATIVE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOFILM; CELL DIVISION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DENSITY; DIFFUSION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0035827204     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2001.4697     Document Type: Article

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