Quorum sensing in natural environments: emerging views from microbial mats

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 73-80

  Decho, Alan W ^a   Norman, R Sean ^a   Visscher, Pieter T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; POLYMER; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR LUXR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DISRUPTION; CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GEOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL MAT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SULFATE REDUCING BACTERIUM; SULFUR OXIDIZING BACTERIUM;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUORUM SENSING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 75349107399     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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