Quorum sensing and pathogenesis: Role of small signalling molecules in bacterial persistence

Current Science

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 643-656

  Bharati, Binod K ^a   Chatterji, Dipankar ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Bacterial pathogenesis; C di GMP signal ling; Quorum sensing; Second messenger; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884953595     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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