Caffeine as a Potential Quorum Sensing Inhibitor
Quorum sensing enables bacteria to control the gene expression in response to the cell density. It regulates a variety of bacterial physiological functions such as biofilm formation, bioluminescence, virulence factors and swarming which has been shown contribute to bacterial pathogenesis. The use of...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2013-04-01
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Series: | Sensors |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/13/4/5117 |