N-butanoyl-L-homoserine lactone (BHL) deficient Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from an intensive care unit

Microbiological Research

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 399-403

  Boşgelmez Tinaz, Gülgün ^a   Ulusoy, Seyhan ^a   Aridoǧan, Buket ^b   Eroǧlu, Füsun ^b   Kaya, Selçuk ^b  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gram negative bacteria; N Acyl homoserine lactone; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; N-ACYL HOMOSERINE LACTONES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM-SENSING;

MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIAL DISEASE;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; CHROMOBACTERIUM; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 24644434266     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2005.03.005     Document Type: Article

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