Cell-cell communication in food related bacteria

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 120, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 34-45

  Gobbetti, M ^a   De Angelis, M ^a   Di Cagno, R ^a   Minervini, F ^a   Limitone, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoinducers; Cell cell communication; Food related bacteria; LuxS; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOCIN; S RIBOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE;

ARTICLE; BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA; CELL COMMUNICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD SPOILAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM; SALMONELLA ENTERICA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIBRIO FISCHERI; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOCINS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 35748956755     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.06.012     Document Type: Article

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