Working together for the common good: Cell-cell communication in bacteria

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 194, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2131-2141

  Stevens, Ann M ^a   Schuster, Martin ^b   Rumbaugh, Kendra P ^c  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL CELL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; QUORUM SENSING; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SYMBIOSIS;

EID: 84861212982     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.00143-12     Document Type: Conference Paper

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