Attenuation of virulence in pathogenic bacteria using synthetic quorum-sensing modulators under native conditions on plant hosts

ACS Chemical Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1348-1356

  Palmer, Andrew G ^a   Streng, Evan ^a   Blackwell, Helen E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; LACTONE; N ACELATED HOMOSERINE LACTONE; PECTATE LYASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PLANT DISEASE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PECTOBACTERIUM; PECTOBACTERIUM CAROTOVORA; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; POTATO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE; QUORUM SENSING; WILD TYPE; DRUG EFFECT; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; QUORUM SENSING; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84859700124     PISSN: 15548929     EISSN: 15548937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cb200298g     Document Type: Article

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