Signalling molecule production by Escherichia coli and Campylobacter jejuni

Quorum sensing (QS) is a density-dependent gene regulation signalling mechanism utilized by bacteria to enable the simultaneous expression of bacterial phenotypes in a given population. Several QS mechanisms and different classes of signalling molecules, including acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs), ha...

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Main Author: Carmichael, Sarah J.
Published: University of Central Lancashire 2006
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.438228