Quorum sensing communication between bacteria and human cells: signals, targets and functions

Both direct and long-range interactions between pathogenic Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria and their eukaryotic hosts are important in the outcome of infections. For cell-to-cell communication, these bacteria employ the quorum sensing (QS) system to pass on information of the density of the bacteria...

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Main Authors: Angelika eHolm, Elena eVikström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2014.00309/full