Differential response of Vibrio cholerae planktonic and biofilm cells to autoinducer 2 deficiency

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 582-586

  Ali, Syed A ^a   Benitez, Jorge A ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoinducer 2; Biofilm; Quorum sensing; Vibrio cholerae

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN HAPR; REGULATOR PROTEIN; S RIBOSYLHOMOCYSTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HOMOSERINE; LACTONE; N OCTANOYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; N-OCTANOYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; LUXS GENE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANKTON; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; CHOLERA; CYTOLOGY; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BIOFILMS; CHOLERA; HOMOSERINE; HUMANS; LACTONES; QUORUM SENSING; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 73349112234     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2009.00161.x     Document Type: Article

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