Social interactions and biofilm formation in Bacillus subtilis

Food Technology and Biotechnology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 149-157

  Dogsa, Iztok ^a   Oslizlo, Anna ^a   Stefanic, Polonca ^a   Mandic Mulec, Ines ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Bacillus subtilis; Biofilm formation; ComQXPA system; Extracellular matrix components; Pherotype; Quorum sensing; Surfactin

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; CELL SIGNALING; NUCLEIC ACIDS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TRANSCRIPTION;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BIOFILM FORMATION; COMQXPA SYSTEM; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX COMPONENTS; PHEROTYPE; QUORUM-SENSING; SURFACTIN;

BIOFILMS;

EID: 84901929516     PISSN: 13309862     EISSN: 13342606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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