The Pho regulon influences biofilm formation and type three secretion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Environmental Microbiology Reports

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 488-494

  Haddad, Ahmed ^a   Jensen, Vanessa ^a   Becker, Tanja ^a   Häussler, Susanne ^a,b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS;

EID: 78649757393     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2009.00049.x     Document Type: Article

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