Detection of a luxS-signaling molecule in Bacillus anthracis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 3914-3919

  Jones, Marcus B ^a   Blaser, Martin J ^a,b,c  

^a Sackler Institute   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; QUORUM SENSING SIGNALING MOLECULE AUTOINDUCER 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LUX QUORUM SENSING SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; HOMOSERINE; LACTONES; OPEN READING FRAMES;

EID: 0037634243     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.71.7.3914-3919.2003     Document Type: Article

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