Contribution of quorum-sensing systems to virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in an experimental pyelonephritis model

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 302-309

  Mittal, Rahul ^a   Sharma, Saroj ^a   Chhibber, Sanjay ^a   Harjai, Kusum ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Animal disease model; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Quorum sensing; Virulence

Indexed keywords

MALONALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE MUTATION; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PYELONEPHRITIS; QUORUM SENSING; SEROTYPE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PYELONEPHRITIS; QUORUM SENSING; VIRULENCE;

EID: 33750584041     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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