Quorum Sensing-Controlled Biofilm Development in Serratia liquefaciens MG1

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 692-698

  Labbate, Maurizio ^a   Queck, Shu Yeong ^a   Koh, Kai Shyang ^a   Rice, Scott A ^a   Givskov, Michael ^b   Kjelleberg, Staffan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOFILM; BSMA GENE; BSMB GENE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL KINETICS; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; BIOFILMS; SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SERRATIA; SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS;

EID: 1642541008     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.186.3.692-698.2004     Document Type: Article

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