Direct quantification of N-(3-oxo-hexanoyl)-l-homoserine lactone in culture supernatant using a whole-cell bioreporter

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 40-45

  Yan, Ling ^a,b   Allen, Michael S ^a,b,c   Simpson, Michael L ^a,b,c   Sayler, Gary S ^a   Cox, Chris D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b University of Tennessee Knoxville   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 oxo C6 HSL; Autoinducer; Bioreporter; Quorum sensing; Vibrio fischeri

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; HOMOSERINE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; N (3 OXOHEXANOYL)HOMOSERINE LACTONE; N (3 OXOHEXANOYL)HOMOSERINE LACTONE SYNTHASE; SYNTHETASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LUXR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUORUM SENSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SUPERNATANT; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LUMINESCENCE; QUORUM SENSING; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 33846014687     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2006.06.002     Document Type: Article

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