Protozoan-induced regulation of cyclic lipopeptide biosynthesis is an effective predation defense mechanism for Pseudomonas fluorescens

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 75, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 6804-6811

  Mazzola, Mark ^a   De Bruijn, Irene ^b   Cohen, Michael F ^c   Raaijmakers, Jos M ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CELLS; BACTERIAL COMMUNITY; BIOSYNTHESIS GENES; BIOTIC INTERACTIONS; CYCLIC LIPOPEPTIDES; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DEFENSE STRATEGY; GENE EXPRESSION LEVELS; IN-CELL; IN-VITRO; IN-VITRO ASSAYS; NATURAL FUNCTIONS; PHYSICAL CONTACTS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; QUORUM-SENSING; SOIL-DWELLING; UP-REGULATION;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; FEEDING; GENE EXPRESSION; PROTOZOA; SOILS; STRAIN; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS;

BACTERIOLOGY;

LIPOPEPTIDE; MASSETOLIDE; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISCOSIN;

BIOASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAZING; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MUTAGENICITY; PEPTIDE; PREY AVAILABILITY; PROTOZOAN; SOIL BIOTA; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SURVIVORSHIP;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; GENE EXPRESSION; NAEGLERIA; NAEGLERIA AMERICANA; NONHUMAN; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; RHIZOSPHERE;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; LIPOPEPTIDES; NAEGLERIA; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; UP-REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NAEGLERIA AMERICANA; PROTOZOA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70350491381     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01272-09     Document Type: Article

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