Indole Affects Biofilm Formation in Bacteria

Indian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 362-368

  Hu, Mingxi ^a   Zhang, Can ^a   Mu, Yufei ^a   Shen, Qianwei ^a   Feng, Yongjun ^a  

^a BEIJING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Bacterial signal; Biofilm; Indole; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79952697910     PISSN: 00468991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12088-011-0142-1     Document Type: Review

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