Evidence for the dynamics of Acyl homoserine lactone and AHL-producing bacteria during subtidal biofilm formation

ISME Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 296-304

  Huang, Yi Li ^a,b   Ki, Jang Seu ^a   Lee, On On ^a   Qian, Pei Yuan ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyl homoserine lactone; Bacterial community; Biofilm formation; Dynamics; Marine subtidal biofilm

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE DERIVATIVE; RIBOSOME DNA; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM;

ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO;

EID: 60749086478     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2008.105     Document Type: Article

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