The formation of biofilms by pseudomonas aeruginosa: A review of the natural and synthetic compounds interfering with control mechanisms

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2015, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Rasamiravaka, Tsiry ^a   Labtani, Quentin ^a   Duez, Pierre ^b   El Jaziri, Mondher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL POLYSACCHARIDE; CYCLIC GMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; NATURAL PRODUCT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GACA PROTEIN, BACTERIA; RETS PROTEIN, PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIAL VIABILITY; BIOFILM; CARBOHYDRATE SYNTHESIS; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; QUORUM SENSING; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS;

EID: 84926432199     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2015/759348     Document Type: Review

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