Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing: fidelity in bioremediation technology

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2017, Pages 43-73

  Mangwani, Neelam ^a   Kumari, Supriya ^a   Das, Surajit ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

biofilm; bioremediation; extracellular polymeric substances; metabolism; quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BACTERIA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILMS; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SIGNALING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; MOLECULES; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS;

BACTERIAL BIOFILM; BIOFILM FORMATION; BIOREMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES; EFFICIENT STRATEGY; EXTRACELLULAR; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; QUORUM-SENSING; SIGNALING MOLECULES; TOXIC POLLUTANTS;

METABOLISM;

ALPHA HYDROXYKETONE; AUTOINDUCER 2; BIOSURFACTANT; HYDROCARBON; N ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; QUINOLONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOFILM; BIOREMEDIATION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL COMMUNICATION; CHEMOTAXIS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PSEUDOMONAS; QUORUM SENSING; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MUTATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; MUTATION; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84975274956     PISSN: 02648725     EISSN: 20465556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2016.1196554     Document Type: Article

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