Interference of quorum sensing in Pseudomonas syringae by bacterial epiphytes that limit iron availability

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1762-1774

  Dulla, Glenn F J ^a   Krasileva, Ksenia V ^a   Lindow, Steven E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; IRON; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PYOVERDINE; SIDEROPHORE;

ARTICLE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

IRON; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; QUORUM SENSING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SIDEROPHORES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 77957963114     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2010.02261.x     Document Type: Article

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