Quorum sensing and virulence regulation in Xanthomonas campestris

FEMS Microbiology Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 842-857

  He, Ya Wen ^a   Zhang, Lian Hui ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

c di GMP; Cell cell communication; DSF; Two component system; Xanthan

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; CELL COMMUNICATION; GENE CONTROL; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

3',5'-CYCLIC-GMP PHOSPHODIESTERASES; CYCLIC GMP; QUORUM SENSING; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROKARYOTA; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS PV. CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 49649109098     PISSN: 01686445     EISSN: 15746976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6976.2008.00120.x     Document Type: Review

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