The evolution of quorum sensing in bacterial biofilms

Bacteria have fascinating and diverse social lives. They display coordinated group behaviors regulated by quorum-sensing systems that detect the density of other bacteria around them. A key example of such group behavior is biofilm formation, in which communities of cells attach to a surface and env...

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Main Authors: Nadell, C, Xavier, J, Levin, SA, Foster, K
格式: Journal article
語言:English
出版: Public Library of Science 2008