Small RNAs and their role in biofilm formation

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 39-49

  Chambers, Jacob R ^a   Sauer, Karin ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Quorum sensing; Small RNAs

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL RNA; MESSENGER RNA; PROTEIN CSRA; SMALL UNTRANSLATED RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BASE PAIRING; BIOFILM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE SWITCHING; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC REGULATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; RNA TRANSLATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SESSILE SPECIES; STRESS MANAGEMENT;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84871692263     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: 18784380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2012.10.008     Document Type: Review

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