Cell aggregation is negatively regulated by N-acylhomoserine lactone-mediated quorum sensing in Pantoea ananatis SK-1

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 566-569

  Morohoshi, Tomohiro ^a   Ogata, Yuji ^a   Ikeda, Tsukasa ^a  

^a UTSUNOMIYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adhesin; Cell aggregation; N Acylhomoserine lactone; Pantoea ananatis; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; CELL AGGREGATION; N-ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONES; PANTOEA; QUORUM-SENSING;

GENES; TRANSCRIPTION;

CELLS;

ADHESIN; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; CELL AGGREGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; ONION; PANTOEA ANANATIS; PLANT LEAF; QUORUM SENSING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSPOSON; WILD TYPE;

ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PANTOEA; QUORUM SENSING; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ALLIUM CEPA; PANTOEA ANANATIS;

EID: 83555176401     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: 13474421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2011.08.004     Document Type: Article

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