Gram-negative bacteria cell to cell signalling systems and their importance in the expression of the phenotypic features;Systemy komunikacji miȩdzykomórkowej bakterii gram-ujemnych i ich znaczenie w ekspresji cech fenotypowych

Postepy Mikrobiologii

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 99-111

  Stańkowska, Dorota ^a   Kaca, Wieslaw ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

^b JAN KOCHANOWSKI UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Gram negative bacteria; Homoserine lactanes; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

EXOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; HOMOSERINE; LACTONE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEINASE;

BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFILM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CELL INTERACTION; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN BINDING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; VIBRIO FISCHERI; VIBRIO FISHERI;

EID: 24744448405     PISSN: 00794252     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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