Quorum-sensing system in Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans involved in its resistance to Cu2+

Letters in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 84-91

  Wenbin, N ^a   Dejuan, Z ^a   Feifan, L ^b   Lei, Y ^a   Peng, C ^a   Xiaoxuan, Y ^a   Hongyu, L ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LANZHOU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans; Brominated furanones; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

ORGANIC POLLUTANTS;

2(5H)-FURANONE; ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; BROMINATED FURANONE; FERROOXIDANS; FURANONES; POPULATION LEVELS; QUORUM-SENSING; QUORUM-SENSING SYSTEMS; SINGLE-CELL LEVEL;

GENE EXPRESSION;

4 BROMO 5 (BROMOMETHYLENE) 2 (5H) FURANONE; COPPER; FURANONE DERIVATIVE; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIUM; COPPER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; LEACHING; SENSOR;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; QUORUM SENSING; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER;

ACIDITHIOBACILLUS FERROOXIDANS;

EID: 79958768251     PISSN: 02668254     EISSN: 1472765X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-765X.2011.03066.x     Document Type: Article

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