Sensitive whole-cell biosensor suitable for detecting a variety of N-acyl homoserine lactones in intact rhizosphere microbial communities

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 3724-3727

  DeAngelis, Kristen M ^a   Firestone, Mary K ^b   Lindow, Steven E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOSENSORS; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

N-ACYL HOMOSERINE LACTONES; QUORUM SENSING; RHIZOSPHERE SOIL;

SOIL SURVEYS;

N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE;

BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; RHIZOSPHERE; SIGNALING;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSENSOR; MICROFLORA; NONHUMAN; QUORUM SENSING; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; RHIZOSPHERE; SOIL ANALYSIS;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; PLASMIDS; QUORUM SENSING; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34249886338     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02187-06     Document Type: Article

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