Expression of tropodithietic acid biosynthesis is controlled by a novel autoinducer

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 4377-4387

  Geng, Haifeng ^a   Belas, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; TROPODITHIETIC ACID; TROPODITHIETIC ACID A; TROPODITHIETIC ACID B; TROPODITHIETIC ACID C; TROPODITHIETIC ACID D; TROPODITHIETIC ACID E; TROPODITHIETIC ACID F; TROPOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; DINOFLAGELLATE; EUKARYOTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LIQUID CULTURE; MARINE SPECIES; NONHUMAN; PFIESTERIA; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTE; QUORUM SENSING; REGULATOR GENE; ROSEOBACTER; SYMBIOSIS; TAXONOMY; WILD TYPE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; RHODOBACTERACEAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DINOPHYCEAE; EUKARYOTA; PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA; PROKARYOTA; ROSEOBACTER; SILICIBACTER;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PFIESTERIA PISCICIDA; QUORUM SENSING; RHODOBACTERACEAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYMBIOSIS; TROPOLONE;

EID: 77956548643     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00410-10     Document Type: Article

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