Spermidine regulates Vibrio cholerae biofilm formation via transport and signaling pathways

FEMS Microbiology Letters

Volumn 299, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-174

  McGinnis, Marcus W ^a   Parker, Zachary M ^a   Walter, Nicholas E ^a   Rutkovsky, Alex C ^a   Cartaya Marin, Claudia ^a   Karatan, Ece ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Polyamine; Polyamine transport; Spermidine; Vibrio cholerae

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEIN POTD1; SPERMIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; NONHUMAN; ORTHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPERMIDINE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 70349263823     PISSN: 03781097     EISSN: 15746968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01744.x     Document Type: Article

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