Quorum sensing signal production and inhibition by coral-associated vibrios

Environmental Microbiology Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 145-150

  Tait, Karen ^a   Hutchison, Zoe ^b   Thompson, Fabiano L ^c   Munn, Colin B ^b  

^a PLYMOUTH MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 77957286123     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2009.00122.x     Document Type: Article

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