Bacterial response to siderophore and quorum-sensing chemical signals in the seawater microbial community

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Oceans are iron-deficient and nutrient-poor environments. These conditions impart limitations on our understanding of and our ability to identify microorganisms from the marine environment. However, less of knowledge on the influence...

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Main Authors: Kamino Kei, Guan Le
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2001-10-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/1/27