Quorum Sensing of Bacteria and Trans-Kingdom Interactions of N-Acyl Homoserine Lactones with Eukaryotes

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 704-713

  Hartmann, Anton ^a   Schikora, Adam ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Growth promotion; Immunomodulation; Induced systemic resistance; N acyl homoserine lactones; Quorum sensing; Transkingdom signaling

Indexed keywords

GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE DERIVATIVE;

BACTERIUM; CELLULOSE; COLONIZATION; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; EUKARYOTE; GROWTH RESPONSE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PATHOGEN; PEPTIDE; SIDEROPHORE; SIGNALING; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; FUNGUS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT IMMUNITY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW;

ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FUNGI; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; PLANT IMMUNITY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANTS; QUORUM SENSING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 84862312680     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-012-0141-7     Document Type: Review

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