<i>Quorum sensing</i> mechanisms in fungi

In the environment, cells from microorganisms can communicate to each other through the secretion of signal molecules, so-called autoinducers, which accumulate in the medium as the population density grows. When the concentration of these molecules reaches a threshold, different genes are induced or...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jorge Barriuso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2015-11-01
Series:AIMS Microbiology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/microbiology/article/522/fulltext.html