Temporal quorum-sensing induction regulates Vibrio cholerae biofilm architecture

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 122-126

  Liu, Zhi ^a   Stirling, Fiona R ^a   Zhu, Jun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN CAI 1; PROTEIN HAPR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOFILM; CELL DENSITY; CHOLERA; GENE EXPRESSION; HAPR GENE; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUORUM SENSING; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; QUORUM SENSING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 33846031608     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.01190-06     Document Type: Article

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