Detection of AI-2 receptors in genomes of Enterobacteriaceae suggests a role of type-2 quorum sensing in closed ecosystems

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 6645-6665

  Rezzonico, Fabio ^a   Smits, Theo H M ^a   Duffy, Brion ^a  

^a Plant Protection Division   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Autoinducer; Enterobacter; Erwinia; LuxS; Metabolism; N acyl homoserine lactone; Nitrogen fixation; Pantoea; Plant pathogen; Salmonella; Serratia

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HOMOSERINE; LACTONE; N OCTANOYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; N-OCTANOYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE;

BACTERIAL GENOME; ECOSYSTEM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW;

ECOSYSTEM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HOMOSERINE; LACTONES; QUORUM SENSING; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE;

EID: 84861566881     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120506645     Document Type: Review

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