Evolution of Resistance to Quorum-Sensing Inhibitors

Microbial Ecology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-23

  Kalia, Vipin C ^a   Wood, Thomas K ^b,c   Kumar, Prasun ^a  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF GENOMICS AND INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY   (India)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIA; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; VIRULENCE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84897011636     PISSN: 00953628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00248-013-0316-y     Document Type: Article

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