Control of biofilm formation and colonization in Vibrio fischeri: A role for partner switching?

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2051-2059

  Morris, Andrew R ^a   Visick, Karen L ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOFILM; CEPHALOPOD; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; REGULATOR GENE; REVIEW; SYMBIOSIS;

ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; DECAPODIFORMES; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, REGULATOR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SYMBIOSIS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CEPHALOPODA; EUPRYMNA SCOLOPES; POSIBACTERIA; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 77955240155     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02269.x     Document Type: Review

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