The <named-content content-type="genus-species">Vibrio cholerae</named-content> Quorum-Sensing Protein VqmA Integrates Cell Density, Environmental, and Host-Derived Cues into the Control of Virulence

ABSTRACT Quorum sensing is a chemical communication process in which bacteria use the production, release, and detection of signal molecules called autoinducers to orchestrate collective behaviors. The human pathogen Vibrio cholerae requires quorum sensing to infect the small intestine. There, V. ch...

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Main Authors: Ameya A. Mashruwala, Bonnie L. Bassler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-08-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01572-20