Indole inhibition of N-acylated homoserine lactone-mediated quorum signalling is widespread in Gram-negative bacteria

Microbiology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 160, Issue , 2014, Pages 2464-2473

  Hidalgo Romano, Benjamin ^a   Gollihar, Jimmy ^b   Brown, Stacie A ^c   Whiteley, Marvin ^b   Valenzuela, Ernesto ^d   Kaplan, Heidi B ^d   Wood, Thomas K ^e   McLean, Robert J C ^a  

^a Texas State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHITINASE; ELASTASE; HOMOSERINE; INDOLE; LACTONE; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; PIGMENT; TRYPTOPHANASE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; HOMOSERINE LACTONE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CHROMOBACTERIUM VIOLACEUM; COCULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DOSE RESPONSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PIGMENTATION; PSEUDOMONAS CHLORORAPHIS; QUORUM SENSING; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; WILD TYPE; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; CHROMOBACTERIUM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHROMOBACTERIUM; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; INDOLES; PSEUDOMONAS; QUORUM SENSING; SERRATIA MARCESCENS;

EID: 84932160051     PISSN: 13500872     EISSN: 14652080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.081729-0     Document Type: Article

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