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Quorum sensing and bacterial social interactions in biofilms

dc.contributor.authorLi, Y. H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTian, X.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-12-12T14:10:56Z
dc.date.available2013-12-12T14:10:56Z
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.description.abstractMany 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 communicate and behave as a group for social interactions like a multi-cellular organism has provided significant benefits to bacteria in host colonization, formation of biofilms, defense against competitors, and adaptation to changing environments. Importantly, many QS-controlled activities have been involved in the virulence and pathogenic potential of bacteria. Therefore, understanding the molecular details of quorum sensing mechanisms and their controlled social activities may open a new avenue for controlling bacterial infections.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLi, Y. H., and X. Tian. 2012. "Quorum sensing and bacterial social interactions in biofilms." Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) 12(3): 2519-2538.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1424-8220en_US
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage2519en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s120302519en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/41201
dc.identifier.volume12en_US
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dc.relation.ispartofSensors (Basel, Switzerland)en_US
dc.titleQuorum sensing and bacterial social interactions in biofilmsen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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