Signaling-mediated cross-talk modulates swarming and biofilm formation in a coral pathogen Serratia marcescens

ISME Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1609-1620

  Alagely, Ali ^a   Krediet, Cory J ^a,b   Ritchie, Kim B ^a,c   Teplitski, Max ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c MOTE MARINE LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acropora palmata; coral disease; coral microbiology; coral mucus; quorum sensing; white pox disease

Indexed keywords

GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOFILM; CORAL; DINOFLAGELLATE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INHIBITOR; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MUCUS; PATHOGEN; SIGNALING; SWARMING;

ANIMAL; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BIOFILM; ECOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; QUORUM SENSING; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SYMBIOSIS;

ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; ECOLOGY; QUORUM SENSING; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SYMBIOSIS;

ACROPORA PALMATA; AIPTASIA PALLIDA; ALPHAPROTEOBACTERIA; ANTHOZOA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DINOPHYCEAE; INVERTEBRATA; MARINOBACTER; MARINOBACTER SP.; PROTEOBACTERIA; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; SYMBIODINIUM;

EID: 80052965612     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2011.45     Document Type: Article

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