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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Main Authors: Kok-Gan Chan, Wai-Fong Yin, Siti Nur Maisarah Norizan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-04-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/13/4/5117