Characterization of Quorum Sensing Signals in Coral-Associated Bacteria

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 783-792

  Golberg, Karina ^a   Eltzov, Evgeni ^a   Shnit Orland, Maya ^a   Marks, Robert S ^a   Kushmaro, Ariel ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; HOMOSERINE LACTONE;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIBRIO;

EID: 79957492054     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-011-9848-1     Document Type: Article

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