Lack of genomic evidence of AI-2 receptors suggests a non-quorum sensing role for luxS in most bacteria

BMC Microbiology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Rezzonico, Fabio ^a   Duffy, Brion ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABC TRANSPORTER; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HOMOSERINE; LACTONE; LUXS PROTEIN, BACTERIA; LYASE; N OCTANOYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; N-OCTANOYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE;

AI 2 RECEPTOR GENE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; GENE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORGANISM; PHENOTYPE; QUORUM SENSING; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; VIBRIO HARVEYI; BACTERIAL GENOME; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; VIBRIO HARVEYI; VIBRIONALES;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HOMOSERINE; LACTONES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 53249100487     PISSN: 14712180     EISSN: 14712180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2180-8-154     Document Type: Article

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