Regulation of quorum sensing in Pseudomonas

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 274-291

  Venturi, Vittorio ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acyl homoserine lactone; Global regulation; Pseudomonas; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; ENZYME; LACTONE; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR RPON; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL GROWTH; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DENSITY; ENVIRONMENT; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT GROWTH; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; QUORUM SENSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 33644963917     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: 15746976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2005.00012.x     Document Type: Review

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