Quorum-sensing-regulated virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa are toxic to Lucilia sericata maggots

Microbiology

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 400-407

  Andersen, A S ^a,b,c   Joergensen, B ^b   Bjarnsholt, T ^c   Johansen, H ^c   Karlsmark, T ^b   Givskov, M ^c   Krogfelt, K A ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; PROTEIN LASR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CHEMOTAXIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC REGULATION; MAGGOT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; SURVIVAL RATE; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CHEMOTAXIS; DEBRIDEMENT; DIPTERA; EATING; HUMANS; LARVA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS; WOUND INFECTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LUCILIA SERICATA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 76449084724     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.032730-0     Document Type: Article

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