Effects of iron on DNA release and biofilm development by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Microbiology

Volumn 153, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1318-1328

  Yang, Liang ^a   Barken, Kim B ^a   Skindersoe, Mette E ^a   Christensen, Allan B ^a   Givskov, Michael ^a   Tolker Nielsen, Tim ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; FERROUS CHLORIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REPORTER GENE; SPECIES CULTIVATION;

BIOFILMS; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; IRON; OPERON; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 34249049190     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.2006/004911-0     Document Type: Article

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