The stringent response modulates 4-hydroxy-2-alkylquinoline biosynthesis and quorum-sensing hierarchy in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 196, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1641-1650

  Schafhauser, James ^a   Lepine, Francois ^b   McKay, Geoffrey ^c   Ahlgren, Heather G ^c   Khakimova, Malika ^a   Nguyen, Dao ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXY 2 ALKYLQUINOLINE; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUINOLINES; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 84897551145     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: 10985530     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01086-13     Document Type: Article

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