Regulation of antimicrobial peptide production by autoinducer-mediated quorum sensing in lactic acid bacteria

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 82, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 133-145

  Quadri, Luis E N ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial peptide; Autoinducer signaling; Quorum sensing; Signal transduction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; PEPTIDE;

BACTERIUM; LACTIC ACID;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DENSITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; MICROENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CELL COMMUNICATION; DEFENSINS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; RESTRICTION MAPPING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0036694220     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020624808520     Document Type: Article

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