Presence of LuxS/AI-2 based quorum-sensing system in Vibrio mimicus: LuxO controls protease activity

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 407-417

  Sultan, Zafar ^a   Miyoshi, Shin Ichi ^b   Shinoda, Sumio ^c  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoinducer; Quorum sensing; Vibrio mimicus; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; PROTEIN LUXO; PROTEINASE; S RIBOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; QUORUM SENSING; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIBRIO HARVEYI; VIBRIO MIMICUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO HARVEYI; VIBRIO MIMICUS;

EID: 33646836267     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2006.tb03808.x     Document Type: Article

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