DNA microarrays in analysis of quorum sensing: Strengths and limitations

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 185, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2061-2065

  Vasil, Michael L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMOSERINE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOSENSOR; DNA MICROARRAY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0037379463     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.185.7.2061-2065.2003     Document Type: Note

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