Pleiotropic effects of acyltransferases on various virulence-related phenotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Genes to Cells

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 682-693

  Yeom, Doo Hwan ^a   Kim, Soo Kyoung ^a   Lee, Mi Nan ^a   Lee, Joon Hee ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLTRANSFERASE; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; PROTEINASE; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; CELL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; VIRULENCE;

ACYLTRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PHENOTYPE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TENEBRIO; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 84880836547     PISSN: 13569597     EISSN: 13652443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gtc.12076     Document Type: Article

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