N-acyl-homoserine-lactone quorum sensing in tomato phytopathogenic Pseudomonas spp. is involved in the regulation of lipodepsipeptide production

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 274-282

  Licciardello, Grazia ^a   Strano, Cinzia P ^b   Bertani, Iris ^c   Bella, Patrizia ^b   Fiore, Alberto ^d   Fogliano, Vincenzo ^d   Venturi, Vittorio ^c   Catara, Vittoria ^b  

^a Science and Technology Park of Sicily   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lipodepsipeptides; Pseudomonas corrugata; Pseudomonas mediterranea; Quorum sensing; Tomato; Virulence

Indexed keywords

LIPODEPSIPEPTIDES; PSEUDOMONAS CORRUGATA; PSEUDOMONAS MEDITERRANEA; QUORUM-SENSING; TOMATO; VIRULENCE;

AMINO ACIDS; FRUITS; GENES; POPULATION STATISTICS;

BACTERIA;

DEPSIPEPTIDE; LIPODEPSIPEPTIDE; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; MATRIX ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION IONIZATION TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS CORRUGATA; PSEUDOMONAS MEDITERRANEA; QUORUM SENSING; TOMATO; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; WILD TYPE;

ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; DEPSIPEPTIDES; LIPOPROTEINS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MUTATION; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DISEASES; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PSEUDOMONAS; QUORUM SENSING; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS CORRUGATA; PSEUDOMONAS MEDITERRANEA;

EID: 84861231274     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2011.07.036     Document Type: Article

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