Protein-level fluctuation correlation at the microcolony level and its application to the vibrio harveyi quorum-sensing circuit

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3045-3053

  Wang, Yufang ^a,d   Tu, Kimberly C ^b   Ong, N P ^a   Bassler, Bonnie L ^b,c   Wingreen, Ned S ^b  

^a Department of Physics ^*  (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Life Technologies Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 79960306534     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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