Bacterial determinants of the social behavior of Bacillus subtilis

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 164, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 788-798

  Romero, Diego ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Biofilms; Cell to cell communication; Extracellular matrix; Functional amyloids

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; EXOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFILM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL HETEROGENEITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84881554072     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2013.06.004     Document Type: Review

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