A Pseudomonas putida bioreporter for the detection of enzymes active on 2-alkyl-4(1H)-quinolone signalling molecules

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 751-760

  Müller, Christine ^a   Fetzner, Susanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

2 Alkyl 4(1H) quinolone; Bioreporter; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Pseudomonas quinolone signal; Quorum quenching; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

BIOREPORTER; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUINOLONES; QUORUM QUENCHING; QUORUM-SENSING;

BACTERIA; ENZYMES; GENE ENCODING; GENE EXPRESSION; HEPTANE; MOLECULES;

SIGNAL DETECTION;

2 HEPTYL 4 (1H)QUINOLONE; 2 METHYL 3 HYDROXY 4(1H)QUINOLONE 2,4 DIOXYGENASE; 2,4 DIHYDROXYQUINOLINE; DIHYDROQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; DIOXYGENASE; HEPTANE; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; METABOLITE; PATHOGEN; PLASMID; VIRULENCE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; ENZYME METABOLISM; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; QUORUM SENSING; REGULATOR GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES CULTIVATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BIOREACTORS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ENZYMES; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; QUINOLONES; QUORUM SENSING;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 84873999667     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-012-4236-4     Document Type: Article

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