Degradation of bacterial quorum sensing signaling molecules by the microscopic yeast Trichosporon loubieri isolated from tropical wetland waters

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 13, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 12943-12957

  Wong, Cheng Siang ^a   Koh, Chong Lek ^b   Sam, Choon Kook ^b   Chen, Jian Woon ^a   Chong, Yee Meng ^a   Yin, Wai Fong ^a   Chan, Kok Gan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Basidiomycetous; Biosensor; Lactonase; N acylhomoserine lactone; Quorum quenching; Quorum sensing; Rapid resolution liquid chromatography; Trichosporon loubieri; Yeast

Indexed keywords

BIOSENSORS; CARBON; ESTERS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULES; WETLANDS;

BASIDIOMYCETOUS; LACTONASE; N-ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONES; QUORUM QUENCHING; QUORUM-SENSING; RAPID RESOLUTION LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHIES; TRICHOSPORON;

YEAST;

EID: 84884881533     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s131012943     Document Type: Article

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