Quorum sensing and c-di-GMP-dependent alterations in gene transcripts and virulence-associated phenotypes in a clinical isolate of Aeromonas hydrophila

Microbial Pathogenesis

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 213-223

  Kozlova, Elena V ^a   Khajanchi, Bijay K ^a   Sha, Jian ^a   Chopra, Ashok K ^a,b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aeromonas hydrophila; AI 1 (ahyRI based) QS; AI 2 (luxS based) QS; Biofilm; C di GMP; Motility; QS

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC DIGUANOSINE MONOPHOSPHATE; CYCLIC GMP; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PSEUDOMONAS; QUORUM SENSING; VIBRIO; WILD TYPE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BIOFILMS; CYCLIC GMP; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; PHENOTYPE; QUORUM SENSING; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79953038793     PISSN: 08824010     EISSN: 10961208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2011.01.007     Document Type: Article

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