Multiple regulation mechanisms of bacterial quorum sensing

Many bacteria have developed a possibility to recognise aspects of their environment or to communicate with each other by chemical signals. The so-called Quorum sensing (QS) is a special case of this kind of communication. Such an extracellular signalling via small diffusible compounds (called autoi...

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Main Authors: Peter Kumberger, Christina Kuttler, Peter Czuppon, Burkhard A. Hense
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Biomath Forum 2016-08-01
Series:Biomath
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Online Access:http://www.biomathforum.org/biomath/index.php/biomath/article/view/580