Quorum sensing in biofilms - How to destroy the bacterial citadels or their cohesion/power?

Anaerobe

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 280-285

  Lazar, Veronica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Biofilm formation; Cell to cell communication; Dental plaque and periodontitis; Quorum sensing (QS) mechanism; Quorum sensing inhibitors (QSI); Tolerance to antimicrobials

Indexed keywords

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME DEGRADATION; HOST RESISTANCE; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; DENTAL PLAQUE; QUORUM SENSING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 79960998315     PISSN: 10759964     EISSN: 10958274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2011.03.023     Document Type: Article

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