Regulation of alkaline metalloprotease promoter by N-acyl homoserine lactone quorum sensing in Pseudomonas fluorescens

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2174-2184

  Liu, M ^a   Wang, H ^a   Griffiths, M W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

N acyl homoserine lactone; Promoter; Protease; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION; ESTERS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPOILAGE; TRANSCRIPTION;

ALKALINES; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-ELECTROSPRAY IONIZATION-MASS SPECTROMETRIES; METALLO-PROTEASE; N-ACYL HOMOSERINE LACTONES; P FLUORESCENS; PROMOTER; PROTEASE; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; QUORUM-SENSING; THIN-LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

GLUCONOLACTONASE; METALLOPROTEINASE; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE;

BACTERIUM; DETECTION METHOD; ENZYME; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; ECOLOGY; ELECTROSPRAY MASS SPECTROMETRY; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD SPOILAGE; GENETIC REGULATION; GROWTH CURVE; HYDROLYSIS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MILK; MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; QUORUM SENSING; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 36549020062     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2007.03488.x     Document Type: Article

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