The Regulation of Secondary Metabolism and Mutualism in the Insect Pathogenic Bacterium Photorhabdus luminescens

Advances in Applied Microbiology

Volumn 76, Issue , 2011, Pages 1-25

  Joyce, Susan A ^a   Lango, Lea ^a   Clarke, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Anthraquinone; Entomopathogen; Stilbene; Symbiosis

Indexed keywords

3,5 DIHYDROXY 4 ISOPROPYLSTILBENE; ANTHRAQUINONE; CARBAPENEM; STILBENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BOOK; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS; QUORUM SENSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULATORY RNA SEQUENCE; SYMBIOSIS; ANIMAL; GENETICS; INSECT; MICROBIOLOGY; PHOTORHABDUS; RHABDITOIDEA; SECONDARY METABOLISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HETERORHABDITIS; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; NEGIBACTERIA; NEMATODA; PHOTORHABDUS; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; INSECTS; NEMATODA; PHOTORHABDUS; RHABDITOIDEA; SECONDARY METABOLISM; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 80052877956     PISSN: 00652164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-387048-3.00001-5     Document Type: Chapter

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