Quorum sensing regulation of virulence gene expression in Vibrio harveyi in vitro and in vivo during infection of gnotobiotic brine shrimp larvae

Environmental Microbiology Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 597-602

  Ruwandeepika, H A Darshanee ^a,b,c   Bhowmick, Patit Paban ^b   Karunasagar, Indrani ^b   Bossier, Peter ^a   Defoirdt, Tom ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Karnataka Veterinary Animal and Fisheries Sciences University   (India)

^c Sabaragamuwa University   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMIA; VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 80053482139     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2011.00268.x     Document Type: Article

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