A mathematical model to investigate quorum sensing regulation and its heterogeneity in Pseudomonas syringae on leaves

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 21, Issue , 2015, Pages 128-141

  Pérez Velázquez, Judith ^a   Quiñones, Beatriz ^b   Hense, Burkhard A ^a   Kuttler, Christina ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b WESTERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

AHL; Autoinducers; Population growth dynamics; Pseudomonas syringae; Quorum sensing; Signal molecules; Stochastic process

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 84921373269     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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