Probing Prokaryotic Social Behaviors with Bacterial “Lobster Traps”
ABSTRACT Bacteria are social organisms that display distinct behaviors/phenotypes when present in groups. These behaviors include the abilities to construct antibiotic-resistant sessile biofilm communities and to communicate with small signaling molecules (quorum sensing [QS]). Our understanding of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2010-10-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.00202-10 |