Genetic control of bacterial biofilms

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 225-238

  Wolska, Krystyna I ^a   Grudniak, Anna M ^a   Rudnicka, Zofia ^a   Markowska, Katarzyna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Cyclic diguanosine 5 monophosphate; Quorum sensing; Small RNAs

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL RNA; CSGD PROTEIN; CYCLIC DIGUANOSINE 5 MONOPHOSPHATE; GUANOSINE DERIVATIVE; RSMY; RSMZ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BIS(3',5')-CYCLIC DIGUANYLIC ACID; CYCLIC GMP; SMALL UNTRANSLATED RNA;

BACTERIAL GENE; BIOFILM; CELL DENSITY; GENETIC REGULATION; ICAR GENE; NONHUMAN; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING;

BIOFILMS; CYCLIC GMP; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; RNA, BACTERIAL; RNA, SMALL UNTRANSLATED; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 84939619955     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13353-015-0309-2     Document Type: Review

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