Quorum quenching revisited-from signal decays to signalling confusion

Sensors

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 4661-4696

  Hong, Kar Wai ^a   Koh, Chong Lek ^b   Sam, Choon Kook ^b   Yin, Wai Fong ^a   Chan, Kok Gan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Acylase; Anti biofouling; Anti infective; Aquaculture; Lactonase; N acylhomoserine lactone; Oxidoreductase; Paraoxonase; Quorum quenching resistance; Quorum sensing; Signalling confusion

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84860180534     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120404661     Document Type: Review

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