2-Heptyl-4-quinolone, a precursor of the Pseudomonas quinolone signal molecule, modulates swarming motility in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 193, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 6770-6780

  Ha, Dae Gon ^a   Merritt, Judith H ^a,c   Hampton, Thomas H ^a   Hodgkinson, James T ^b   Janecek, Matej ^b   Spring, David R ^b   Welch, Martin ^b   O'Toole, George A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Glycobia Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 HEPTYL 4 QUINOLONE; 4 QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; CARBENICILLIN; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; GENTAMICIN; PHENAZINE 1 CARBOXYLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2-HEPTYL-4-QUINOLONE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS QUINOLONE SIGNAL SYSTEM; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; QUORUM SENSING;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

4-QUINOLONES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84855362209     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.05929-11     Document Type: Article

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