Regulation of virulence factors by quorum sensing in Vibrio harveyi

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 124-129

  Natrah, F M I ^a,b   Ruwandeepika, H A Darshanee ^a,c,d   Pawar, Sushant ^a   Karunasagar, Indrani ^c   Sorgeloos, Patrick ^a   Bossier, Peter ^a   Defoirdt, Tom ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

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

^d Sabaragamuwa University   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Phospholipase; Quorum sensing; Vibrio harveyi; Vibriosis; Virulence factors

Indexed keywords

GELATINASE; HEMOLYSIN; PHOSPHOLIPASE; PROTEINASE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; QUORUM SENSING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIBRIO HARVEYI; WILD TYPE;

GELATINASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; LIPASE; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; PHOSPHOLIPASES; QUORUM SENSING; VIBRIO; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO HARVEYI;

EID: 80655124656     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.06.024     Document Type: Article

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