Mohammed Z. Al-Khayyat

Biology Department, College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Mosul, Mosul City, Iraq.

[ 1 ] - Quorum Sensing in Microbial Virulence

Cell-to cell communication occurs via a signaling pathway referred to as quorum sensing. There are four main types of these systems according to the chemical nature of signal molecules used by microorganisms to elicit expression of target genes in response to environmental stimuli or need of microbial communities. Type I system acts by using acyl homoserine lactones as signals to trigger the ex...

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