Differential control of the PcoI/PcoR quorum-sensing system in Pseudomonas fluorescens 2P24 by sigma factor RpoS and the GacS/GacA two-component regulatory system

Microbiological Research

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-26

  Yan, Qing ^a   Wu, Xiao Gang ^a   Wei, Hai Lei ^b   Wang, Hui Min ^a   Zhang, Li Qun ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MICROBIOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

GacS GacA; Pseudomonas fluorescens; Quorum sensing; RpoS

Indexed keywords

GRANULAR MATERIALS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SENSORS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; COMPLEMENTATION; COMPONENT SYSTEMS; DELETION MUTAGENESISES; DIFFERENTIAL CONTROLS; GACS/GACA; HOMOSERINE LACTONES; NEGATIVE REGULATORS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; QUORUM SENSING; REGULATORY SYSTEMS; RPOS; SENSING SYSTEMS; SIGMA FACTORS; SYNTHESIS OF; SYSTEM USING;

TRANSCRIPTION;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GACA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN KINASE; SIGMA FACTOR; SIGMA FACTOR KATF PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CHROMOSOME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTATION;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; QUORUM SENSING;

ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTAGENESIS, INSERTIONAL; PROTEIN KINASES; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; QUORUM SENSING; SIGMA FACTOR;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 58149361840     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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