Locality versus globality in bacterial signalling: can local communication stabilize bacterial communities?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Microbial consortia are a major form of life; however their stability conditions are poorly understood and are often explained in terms of species-specific defence mechanisms (secretion of extracellular matrix, antimicrobial compound...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Bihary Dóra, Reiz Beáta, Kerényi Ádám, Venturi Vittorio, Pongor Sándor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-04-01
Series:Biology Direct
Online Access:http://www.biology-direct.com/content/5/1/30