Is there a role for quorum sensing signals in bacterial biofilms?

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 254-258

  Kjelleberg, Staffan ^a   Molin, Soeren ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOFILM; CARBON METABOLISM; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SURFACE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HYDRODYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SENSOR; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0036270295     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1369-5274(02)00325-9     Document Type: Review

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