Quorum sensing and biofilm formation in Streptococcal infections

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 112, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1626-1632

  Cvitkovitch, Dennis G ^a   Li, Yung Hua ^a   Ellen, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; S RIBOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LUXS GENE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING SYSTEM; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCINS; BIOFILMS; DENTAL PLAQUE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0348230957     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI200320430     Document Type: Review

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