Quorum sensing control of phosphorus acquisition in Trichodesmium consortia

ISME Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 422-429

  Van Mooy, Benjamin A S ^a   Hmelo, Laura R ^a,d   Sofen, Laura E ^a   Campagna, Shawn R ^b   May, Amanda L ^b   Dyhrman, Sonya T ^a   Heithoff, Abigail ^a   Webb, Eric A ^c   Momper, Lily ^c   Mincer, Tracy J ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

acylated homoserine lactone; autoinducer 2; cyanobacteria; quorum sensing; Trichodesmium

Indexed keywords

4,5 DIHYDROXY 2,3 PENTANEDIONE; 4,5-DIHYDROXY-2,3-PENTANEDIONE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE DERIVATIVE; PENTANE; PHOSPHORUS;

BACTERIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; COLONY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPIBIONT; FIXATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HETEROTROPHY; NUTRIENT CYCLING; OLIGOTROPHIC ENVIRONMENT; PHOSPHORUS;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; CYANOBACTERIA; PENTANES; PHOSPHORUS; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYANOBACTERIA; TRICHODESMIUM;

EID: 84855930347     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2011.115     Document Type: Article

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