Quorum Sensing Coordinates Cooperative Expression of Pyruvate Metabolism Genes To Maintain a Sustainable Environment for Population Stability
Quorum sensing (QS) is a microbial cell-cell communication system that regulates gene expression in response to population density to coordinate collective behaviors. Yet, the role of QS in resolving the stresses caused by the accumulation of toxic metabolic by-products at high cell density is not w...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2016-12-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/7/6/e01863-16 |