Quorum Sensing: Alcohols in a Social Situation

Current Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Hogan, Deborah A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDOLE DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; PHENETHYL ALCOHOL; TRYPTOPHOL;

CYTOLOGY; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

HYPHAE; INDOLES; NITROGEN; PHENYLETHYL ALCOHOL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 33744971611     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.05.035     Document Type: Short Survey

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