Phenotypic variation in the Pseudomonas fluorescens clinical strain MFN1032

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 337-344

  Rossignol, G ^a   Sperandio, D ^a   Guerillon, J ^a   Duclairoir Poc, C ^a   Soum Soutera, E ^b   Orange, N ^a   Feuilloley, M G J ^a   Merieau, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Biosurfactants; c di GMP; Phenotypic variation; Pseudomonas fluorescens

Indexed keywords

BIOSURFACTANT; CYCLIC GMP; PHOSPHOLIPASE C;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOLYSIS; INCUBATION TIME; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WILD TYPE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; HUMANS; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 67849135888     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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