Heterogeneity in quorum sensing-regulated bioluminescence of Vibrio harveyi

Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 267-277

  Anetzberger, Claudia ^a   Pirch, Torsten ^a   Jung, Kirsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; LUXN PROTEIN; LUXP PROTEIN; LUXQ PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; SENSOR KINASE CQSS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOFILM; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CELL DENSITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENE EXPRESSION; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIQUID CULTURE; NONHUMAN; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; QUORUM SENSING; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HOMOSERINE; LACTONES; LUMINESCENCE; QUORUM SENSING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; VIBRIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 67650448024     PISSN: 0950382X     EISSN: 13652958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2009.06768.x     Document Type: Article

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