Transgenic plants expressing the quorum quenching lactonase AttM do not significantly alter root-associated bacterial populations

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 162, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 951-958

  D'Angelo Picard, Cathy ^a   Chapelle, Emilie ^a   Ratet, Pascal ^a   Faure, Denis ^a   Dessaux, Yves ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Acyl homoserine lactone; Genetically modified plants; Lactonase; Pectobacterium; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

GLUCONOLACTONASE; LACTONASE ATTM; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; PLANT RNA; RNA 16S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARBOXYLESTERASE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE DERIVATIVE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL DENSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA MODIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PLANT GENE; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT ROOT; POPULATION GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONADACEAE; QUORUM SENSING; RHIZOBIUM; RHIZOSPHERE; RNA GENE; RRS GENE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; BACTERIAL COUNT; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT DISEASE; PLASMID; RHIZOBIUM RADIOBACTER; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NICOTIANA TABACUM; PECTOBACTERIUM; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM;

ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; CARBOXYLIC ESTER HYDROLASES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DENATURING GRADIENT GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORUM; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASMIDS; QUORUM SENSING; RHIZOSPHERE; TOBACCO; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE;

EID: 81355139004     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2011.01.009     Document Type: Article

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