YdgG (TqsA) controls biofilm formation in Escherichia coli K-12 through autoinducer 2 transport

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 188, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 587-598

  Herzberg, Moshe ^a   Kaye, Ian K ^a   Peti, Wolfgang ^b   Wood, Thomas K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Texas A and M University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACID; ADHESIN; AUTOINDUCER 2 TRANSPORT PROTEIN; AUTOTRANSPORTER PROTEIN AG43; BIOTIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; COLANIC ACID; CRYSTAL VIOLET; GENE PRODUCT; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; METHIONINE; POLYSACCHARIDE; POLYSIALIC ACID; PROTEIN TQSA; PROTEIN YDGG; STREPTOMYCIN; THIAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALPA GENE; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; BIOF GENE; BIOFILM; BIOMASS; CELL MOTILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; FIMBRIA; FOCB GENE; FUMB GENE; GENE; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GUTM GENE; GUTQ GENE; HYFACDR GENE; METR GENE; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHAGE; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THICKNESS; THIDFH GENE; TQSA GENE; TTDA GENE; WILD TYPE; YBFG GENE; YCEO GENE; YDGG GENE; YFIR GENE; YIHN GENE; YIHP GENE; YJBE GENE; YJHQ GENE;

BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENES, BACTERIAL; HOMOSERINE; LACTONES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI K12;

EID: 30744454039     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.188.2.587-598.2006     Document Type: Article

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