Biosynthesis of Peptide Signals in Gram-Positive Bacteria

Advances in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 71, Issue , 2010, Pages 91-112

  Thoendel, Matthew ^a   Horswill, Alexander R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE; PHEROMONE;

GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; PEPTIDES; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PHEROMONES; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 77952303129     PISSN: 00652164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2164(10)71004-2     Document Type: Chapter

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