Quorum Sensing and Bacterial Social Interactions in Biofilms

Many bacteria are known to regulate their cooperative activities and physiological processes through a mechanism called quorum sensing (QS), in which bacterial cells communicate with each other by releasing, sensing and responding to small diffusible signal molecules. The ability of bacteria to comm...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xiaolin Tian, Yung-Hua Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-02-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/3/2519/