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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Main Authors: West, SA, Winzer, K, Gardner, A, Diggle, S
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado: 2012