Evolutionary theory of bacterial quorum sensing: when is a signal not a signal?
The term quorum sensing (QS) is used to describe the communication between bacterial cells, whereby a coordinated population response is controlled by diffusible molecules produced by individuals. QS has not only been described between cells of the same species (intraspecies), but also between speci...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2007
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