A new quorum-sensing inhibitor attenuates virulence and decreases antibiotic resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 987-993

  Yang, Yu Xiang ^a   Xu, Zhen Hua ^a   Zhang, Yu Qian ^a   Tian, Jing ^b   Weng, Li Xing ^a   Wang, Lian Hui ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

Author keywords

antimicrobial susceptibility; inhibitor; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; quorum sensing; swarming; virulence factor

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; HOMOSERINE; N DECANOYLHOMOSERINE BENZYL ESTER; N-DECANOYLHOMOSERINE BENZYL ESTER; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; VIRULENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HOMOSERINE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84871781678     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 19763794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-012-2149-7     Document Type: Article

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