Presence of acyl-homoserine lactones in 57 members of the Vibrionaceae family

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 835-847

  Purohit, A A ^a   Johansen, J A ^a   Hansen, H ^a   Leiros, H K S ^a   Kashulin, A ^a   Karlsen, C ^a   Smalas A ^a   Haugen, P ^a   Willassen, N P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acyl homoserine lactones; AHLs; HPLC MS MS; Quorum sensing; Vibrionaceae

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ESTERS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ACYL-HOMOSERINE LACTONE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY-TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; HOMOSERINE LACTONES; HPLC-MS-MS; QUORUM-SENSING; SENSITIVE METHOD; VIBRIONACEAE;

BACTERIA;

N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE;

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PHYLOGENY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNALING;

ALIIVIBRIO; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOST; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOBACTERIUM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUORUM SENSING; SAMPLING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STANDARD; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VIBRIO; VIBRIONACEAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PHOTOBACTERIUM; VIBRIO; VIBRIONACEAE;

ACYL-HOMOSERINE LACTONES; AHLS; HPLC-MS/MS; QUORUM SENSING; VIBRIONACEAE;

ACYL-BUTYROLACTONES; ALIIVIBRIO FISCHERI; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PHOTOBACTERIUM; QUORUM SENSING; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VIBRIO; VIBRIONACEAE;

EID: 84881658888     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jam.12264     Document Type: Article

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