Phylogenetically novel LUXI/LUXR-type quorum sensing systems isolated using a metagenomic approach

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 78, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 8067-8074

  Nasuno, Eri ^a,b   Kimura, Nobutada ^a   Fujita, Masaki J ^c   Nakatsu, Cindy H ^d   Kamagata, Yoichi ^a,e   Hanada, Satoshi ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; CELL-TO-CELL SIGNALING; DNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; FOREST SOILS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; METAGENOMIC LIBRARIES; METAGENOMICS; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS; PHYLOGENETIC DIVERSITY; PROTEOBACTERIA; QUORUM-SENSING; QUORUM-SENSING SYSTEMS; SYNTHASES; TARGET GENES; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR;

AMINO ACIDS; BIOSENSORS; COKE PLANTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESTERS; GENE TRANSFER; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SENSORS; SOILS;

BACTERIA;

BACTERIAL DNA; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE DERIVATIVE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ACTIVATED SLUDGE; AMINO ACID; BIOINDICATOR; CELL ORGANELLE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; FOREST SOIL; GENE TRANSFER; GENOMICS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTEIN; RESEARCH WORK; SIGNALING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CHEMISTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METAGENOMICS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; QUORUM SENSING; REPORTER GENE; SEWAGE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; BACTERIA; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; METAGENOMICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; QUORUM SENSING; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEWAGE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BETAPROTEOBACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROTEOBACTERIA; UNCULTURED BACTERIUM;

EID: 84868612023     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: 10985336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.01442-12     Document Type: Article

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