Positive regulation of pyoluteorin biosynthesis in Pseudomonas sp. M18 by quorum-sensing regulator VqsR

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 828-836

  Huang, Xianqing ^a   Zhang, Xuehong ^a   Xu, Yuquan ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

Author keywords

Antifungal compounds; Phenazine 1 carboxylic acid; Pyoluteorin; Quorum sensing; VqsR

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBOXYLIC ACID; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; PHENAZINE 1 CARBOXYLIC ACID; PROTEIN GACA; PROTEIN RSMA; PYOLUTEORIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN; SIGMA FACTOR RPOS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LUXR; VIRULENCE AND QUORUM SENSING REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ANTIBIOTIC BIOSYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ATP-BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE SILENCING; GENES, REGULATOR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENAZINES; PHENOLS; PSEUDOMONAS; PYRROLES; QUORUM SENSING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 50249100191     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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