Diversity and functional analysis of luxS genes in vibrios from marine sponges Mycale laxissima and Ircinia strobilina

ISME Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1505-1516

  Zan, Jindong ^a   Fuqua, Clay ^b   Hill, Russell T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

acyl homoserine lactone; autoinducer 2; quorum sensing; sponges; symbionts; Vibrio

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE DERIVATIVE; HOMOSERINE; LACTONE; LUXS PROTEIN, BACTERIA; LYASE; N OCTANOYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; N-OCTANOYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE;

BACTERIUM; CELL ORGANELLE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOST-SYMBIONT INTERACTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PROTIST; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPONGE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CLASSIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; QUORUM SENSING; SPONGE (PORIFERA); VIBRIO;

ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOMOSERINE; LACTONES; PORIFERA; QUORUM SENSING; VIBRIO;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; IRCINIA STROBILINA; MYCALE; PROTEOBACTERIA; VIBRIO;

EID: 80052060465     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2011.31     Document Type: Article

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