Quorum sensing by N-acylhomoserine lactones is not required for Aeromonas hydrophila during growth with organic particles in lake water microcosms

Archives of Microbiology

Volumn 189, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 475-482

  Styp Von Rekowski, Katharina ^a   Hempel, Melanie ^a   Philipp, Bodo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aeromonas; Biofilm; N Acylhomoserine lactones; Oligotrophic lakes; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

AGAROSE; LAKE WATER; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ALGA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL COUNT; CELL INTERACTION; CYTOPHAGA; FLAVOBACTERIUM; HETEROTROPHY; MICROCOSM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUORUM SENSING; SCREENING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BIOFILMS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CYTOPHAGA; HETEROTROPHIC PROCESSES; QUORUM SENSING; SCENEDESMUS; SEPHAROSE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ALGAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYTOPHAGA; FLAVOBACTERIUM;

EID: 42449109991     PISSN: 03028933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00203-007-0338-2     Document Type: Article

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