c-di-GMP-mediated regulation of virulence and biofilm formation

Current Opinion in Microbiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-23

  Cotter, Peggy A ^a   Stibitz, Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC GMP;

BIOFILM; GENE EXPRESSION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PLANKTON; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; VIRULENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; BIOFILMS; CYCLIC GMP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33846847846     PISSN: 13695274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2006.12.006     Document Type: Review

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