Investigating prokaryotic communities : group activities and physiological heterogeneity

Bacterial communities engage in social activities, exhibiting behaviors such as communicating with small signaling molecules (quorum sensing [QS]) and building antibiotic-resistant biofilms. The opportunistic human pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces both freely diffusible QS molecules, as well...

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Main Author: Wessel, Aimee Katherine
Format: Others
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2152/28729