A novel plasmid for detection of N-acyl homoserine lactones

Plasmid

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-21

  Ling, Elizabeth A ^a   Ellison, Matthew L ^a   Pesci, Everett C ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acyl homoserine lactone; Bioassay; Detection; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOASSAY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; PLASMIDS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 67349147035     PISSN: 0147619X     EISSN: 10959890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plasmid.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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