Vfm a new quorum sensing system controls the virulence of Dickeya dadantii

Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 865-880

  Nasser, William ^a   Dorel, Corinne ^a   Wawrzyniak, Julien ^a   Van Gijsegem, Frédérique ^b   Groleau, Marie Christine ^c   Déziel, Eric ^c   Reverchon, Sylvie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^c INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ORDER; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; OPERON; PATHOGENICITY; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE ORDER; MULTIGENE FAMILY; MUTATION; OPERON; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DICKEYA; DICKEYA DADANTII; RAHNELLA;

EID: 84874693252     PISSN: 14622912     EISSN: 14622920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.12049     Document Type: Article

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