Bacterial communication and possible application in control and therapy of bacterial diseases;Bakteriální komunikace a možnosti využití v prevenci a terapii bakteriálních infekcí

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 181-188

  Rychlik I ^a   Volf, J ^a   Sevcik M ^a  

^a VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Autoinducer; E. coli; Homoserine lactone; Quorum sensing; Salmonella; Vibrio

Indexed keywords

EID: 0348236990     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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