Optimal census by quorum sensing.
Quorum sensing is the regulation of gene expression in response to changes in cell density. To measure their cell density, bacterial populations produce and detect diffusible molecules called autoinducers. Individual bacteria internally represent the external concentration of autoinducers via the le...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-05-01
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| Series: | PLoS Computational Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4428632?pdf=render |