Functional quorum sensing systems affect biofilm formation and protein expression in Yersinia pestis

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 603, Issue , 2007, Pages 178-191

  Bobrov, Alexander G ^a   Khweek, Arwa Abu ^a   Perry, Robert D ^a   Parrish, Kenneth D ^c   Fetherston, Jacqueline D ^a   Bearden, Scott W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Advanced Implant and Perio Center

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FURANONE DERIVATIVE; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; PROTEIN LUX I; PROTEIN LUX R; PROTEIN LUX S; REGULATOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BIOFILM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; YERSINIA PESTIS;

NEGIBACTERIA; YERSINIA PESTIS;

EID: 84934435643     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-72124-8_15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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