Quorum Sensing: It’s About Time
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Quorum Sensing: It’s About Time
Quorum sensing is a form of cell-to-cell communication by which bacteria communicate by secreting signaling molecules called autoinducers that help regulate gene expression. Quorum sensing was first detected in Photobacterium fischeri [1]. A specific acylated homoserine lactone was found to regulate transcription of the luciferase operon resulting in light emission [2]. A related organism, Vibr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: SOJ Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2372-0956
DOI: 10.15226/sojmid.2013.00103