Environmental factors affecting indole production in Escherichia coli

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 162, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 108-116

  Han, Thi Hiep ^a   Lee, Jin Hyung ^a   Cho, Moo Hwan ^a   Wood, Thomas K ^b   Lee, Jintae ^a  

^a Yeungnam University   (South Korea)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Environmental factors; Escherichia coli; Indole; Signal molecule

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; INDOLE; KANAMYCIN; METAL; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; SOLVENT;

AERATION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL GROWTH; CELL SURVIVAL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NONHUMAN; OSMOLARITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ENVIRONMENT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDOLES; KANAMYCIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 79952103884     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2010.11.005     Document Type: Article

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