Visualization of N-Acylhomoserine Lactone-Mediated Cell-Cell Communication between Bacteria Colonizing the Tomato Rhizosphere

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 5761-5770

  Steidle, Anette ^a   Sigl, Katja ^a   Schuhegger, Regina ^b   Ihring, Alexandra ^a   Schmid, Markus ^a   Gantner, Stephan ^b   Stoffels, Marion ^b   Riedel, Kathrin ^a   Givskov, Michael ^c   Hartmann, Anton ^b   Langebartels, Christian ^b   Eberl, Leo ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b GSF Forschungszentrum   (Denmark)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT PROTEIN 583; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HOMOSERINE LACTONE; PHOTOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT ROOT; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SERRATIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOMATO;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; PLANT ROOTS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SERRATIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 18044400555     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.12.5761-5770.2001     Document Type: Article

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