Small molecules are natural triggers for the disassembly of biofilms

Trends in Microbiology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 594-601

  Oppenheimer Shaanan, Yaara ^a   Steinberg, Nitai ^a   Kolodkin Gal, Ilana ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bacterial development; Biofilm; Disassembly; Extracellular matrix; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DOCEBENONE; NITRIC OXIDE; PARTHENOLIDE; RHAMNOLIPID; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

APOPTOSIS; BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIOFILM; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL SURFACE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DEVICE INFECTION; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FRUITING BODY; IRON CHELATION; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MYXOCOCCUS XANTHUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; XANTHOMONAS CAMPESTRIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

BACTERIAL DEVELOPMENT; BIOFILM; DISASSEMBLY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; QUORUM SENSING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BIOFILMS;

EID: 84887015994     PISSN: 0966842X     EISSN: 18784380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2013.08.005     Document Type: Review

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