The role of quorum sensing and the effect of environmental conditions on biofilm formation by strains of Vibrio vulnificus

Biofouling

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 161-172

  McDougald, D ^a   Lin, W ^a   Rice, S ^a   Kjelleberg, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

AI 2; Biofilm; Capsule; Opaque; Quorum sensing; Vibrio

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; MORPHOLOGY; MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GLUCOSE; NUTRIENT; SIGNAL;

ALGAE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 33746840592     PISSN: 08927014     EISSN: 10292454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927010600743431     Document Type: Article

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