Application of Quorum Quenching to Inhibit Biofilm Formation

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1319-1324

  Paul, Diby ^a   Kim, Young Sam ^a   Ponnusamy, Kannan ^a   Kweon, Ji Hyang ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acylase I; AHL; biofouling; RO membrane; quorum sensing; quorum quenching

Indexed keywords

ACYLASE I; ACYLASE I AHL BIOFOULING RO MEMBRANE QUORUM SENSING QUORUM QUENCHING; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOFOULING CONTROL; DEGRADING ENZYMES; DIFFUSIBLE MOLECULES; ENVIRONMENTAL STRAIN; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; MEMBRANE PROCESS; MEMBRANE SYSTEM; N-ACYL HOMOSERINE LACTONES; PORCINE KIDNEY; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; QUORUM-SENSING;

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; BACTERIOLOGY; BIOFILTERS; BIOFOULING; BIOSENSORS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; MEMBRANES; POLYSTYRENES; QUENCHING; REVERSE OSMOSIS; STRAIN; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

BIOFILMS;

AMINOACYLASE; DRINKING WATER; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BIOFOULING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FOULING CONTROL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; QUORUM QUENCHING; QUORUM SENSING; REVERSE OSMOSIS; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SUS;

EID: 68149164282     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2008.0392     Document Type: Article

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