Quorum sensing and the confusion about diffusion.

Two hypotheses, termed quorum sensing (QS) and diffusion sensing (DS), have been suggested as competing explanations for why bacterial cells use the local concentration of small molecules to regulate numerous extracellular behaviours. Here, we show that: (i) although there are important differences...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: West, SA, Winzer, K, Gardner, A, Diggle, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012