Detection of quorum sensing signal molecules and identification of an autoinducer synthase gene among biofilm forming clinical isolates of Acinetobacter spp

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2012, Pages

  Anbazhagan, Deepa ^a   Mansor, Marzida ^a   Yan, Gracie Ong Siok ^a   Yusof, Mohd Yasim Md ^a   Hassan, Hamimah ^a   Sekaran, Shamala Devi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; N DECANOYL HOMOSERINE LACTONE; TETRACYCLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABAI GENE; ACINETOBACTER; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; AUTOINDUCER SYNTHASE GENE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOFILM; BIOSENSOR; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; GENE; GENETIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROTITER PLATE ASSAY; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; QUORUM SENSING;

ACETATES; ACINETOBACTER; ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MUTATION; QUORUM SENSING; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ACINETOBACTER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 84864023842     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036696     Document Type: Article

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