Quorum sensing and quorum quenching in Vibrio harveyi: Lessons learned from in vivo work

ISME Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-26

  Defoirdt, Tom ^a   Boon, Nico ^a   Sorgeloos, Patrick ^a   Verstraete, Willy ^a   Bossier, Peter ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Luminescent vibriosis; Quorum quenching; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FURAN DERIVATIVE; LACTONE;

ANIMAL; AQUACULTURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RESISTANCE; HALOGENATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PENAEIDAE; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; VIBRIO; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; AQUACULTURE; DRUG RESISTANCE; FURANS; HALOGENATION; LACTONES; PENAEIDAE; QUORUM SENSING; VIBRIO; VIRULENCE;

EID: 41149112073     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2007.92     Document Type: Article

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