Entry
Name
Quorum sensing - Serratia inhibens
Description
Quorum sensing (QS) is a regulatory system that allows bacteria to share information about cell density and adjust gene expression accordingly. All QS bacteria produce and release chemical signal molecules called autoinducers (AIs) that increase in concentration as a function of cell density. The most commonly studied AIs belong to one of the following three categories: acylated homoserine lactones, also referred to as AI-1, used by Gram-negative bacteria; peptide signals, used by Gram-positive bacteria; and AI-2, used by both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria. QS can be divided into at least 4 steps: production of AIs by the bacterial cell; release of AIs, either actively or passively, into the surrounding environment; recognition of AIs by specific receptors; and leading to changes in gene regulation once they exceed a threshold concentration. The processes controlled by QS include virulence, competence, conjugation, antibiotic production, motility, sporulation, and biofilm formation.
Class
Cellular Processes; Cellular community - prokaryotes
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Organism
Serratia inhibens [GN:
sply ]
Gene
Q5A_023365 phnV_2; Putative 2-aminoethylphosphonate transport system permease protein PhnV [KO:K02053 ]
Q5A_023360 potA_4; Spermidine/putrescine import ATP-binding protein PotA [KO:K02052 ]
Q5A_013425 braC; Leucine-, isoleucine-, valine-, threonine-, and alanine-binding protein [KO:K01999 ]
Q5A_001010 livH_1; High-affinity branched-chain amino acid transport system permease protein LivH [KO:K01997 ]
Q5A_013405 livH_3; High-affinity branched-chain amino acid transport system permease protein LivH [KO:K01997 ]
Q5A_016780 livH_6; High-affinity branched-chain amino acid transport system permease protein LivH [KO:K01997 ]
Q5A_013410 livH_4; High-affinity branched-chain amino acid transport system permease protein LivH [KO:K01998 ]
Q5A_016775 livH_5; High-affinity branched-chain amino acid transport system permease protein LivH [KO:K01998 ]
Q5A_001020 lptB_1; Lipopolysaccharide export system ATP-binding protein LptB [KO:K01995 ]
Q5A_013415 lptB_3; Lipopolysaccharide export system ATP-binding protein LptB [KO:K01995 ]
Q5A_016770 lptB_4; Lipopolysaccharide export system ATP-binding protein LptB [KO:K01995 ]
Q5A_001025 livF_1; High-affinity branched-chain amino acid transport ATP-binding protein LivF [KO:K01996 ]
Q5A_013420 livF_4; High-affinity branched-chain amino acid transport ATP-binding protein LivF [KO:K01996 ]
Q5A_016765 livF_5; High-affinity branched-chain amino acid transport ATP-binding protein LivF [KO:K01996 ]
Q5A_014070 oppB; Oligopeptide transport system permease protein OppB [KO:K15581 ]
Q5A_014065 oppC; Oligopeptide transport system permease protein OppC [KO:K15582 ]
Q5A_002315 ddpA_1; putative D,D-dipeptide-binding periplasmic protein DdpA [KO:K02035 ]
Q5A_012095 ddpA_2; putative D,D-dipeptide-binding periplasmic protein DdpA [KO:K02035 ]
Q5A_015120 ddpA_3; putative D,D-dipeptide-binding periplasmic protein DdpA [KO:K02035 ]
Q5A_015145 ddpA_4; putative D,D-dipeptide-binding periplasmic protein DdpA [KO:K02035 ]
Q5A_012100 ddpB; putative D,D-dipeptide transport system permease protein DdpB [KO:K02033 ]
Q5A_016595 gsiC_2; Glutathione transport system permease protein GsiC [KO:K02033 ]
Q5A_012105 ddpC_1; putative D,D-dipeptide transport system permease protein DdpC [KO:K02034 ]
Q5A_014925 gsiD_2; Glutathione transport system permease protein GsiD [KO:K02034 ]
Q5A_015135 ddpC_2; putative D,D-dipeptide transport system permease protein DdpC [KO:K02034 ]
Q5A_016590 ddpC_3; putative D,D-dipeptide transport system permease protein DdpC [KO:K02034 ]
Q5A_012110 ddpD_1; putative D,D-dipeptide transport ATP-binding protein DdpD [KO:K02031 ]
Q5A_015125 ddpF_2; putative D,D-dipeptide transport ATP-binding protein DdpF [KO:K02032 ]
Q5A_012115 ddpF_1; putative D,D-dipeptide transport ATP-binding protein DdpF [KO:K02032 ]
Compound
C11837 N-Butyryl-L-homoserine lactone
C11841 N-(3-Oxooctanoyl)homoserine lactone
C11844 N-Heptanoylhomoserine lactone
C11845 N-(3-Hydroxy-7-cis-tetradecenoyl)homoserine lactone
C11848 2-Heptyl-3-hydroxy-quinolone
C18049 N-Acyl-L-homoserine lactone
C18206 cis-11-Methyl-2-dodecenoic acid
C20643 2-Heptyl-4(1H)-quinolone
C20677 N-(4-Coumaroyl)-L-homoserine lactone
C20959 (4S)-4-Hydroxy-5-phosphooxypentane-2,3-dione
C21195 N-(3-Hydroxybutanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone
C21197 N-Hexanoyl-L-homoserine lactone
C21198 N-(3-Oxohexanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone
C21199 N-Octanoyl-L-homoserine lactone
C21200 N-3-Hydroxyoctanoyl-L-homoserine lactone
C21201 N-3-Oxo-dodecanoyl-L-homoserine lactone
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Authors
Pereira CS, Thompson JA, Xavier KB
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AI-2-mediated signalling in bacteria.
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Verma SC, Miyashiro T
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Quorum sensing in the squid-Vibrio symbiosis.
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Norsworthy AN, Visick KL
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Gimme shelter: how Vibrio fischeri successfully navigates an animal's multiple environments.
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Papaioannou E, Utari PD, Quax WJ
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Choosing an appropriate infection model to study quorum sensing inhibition in Pseudomonas infections.
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Heeb S, Fletcher MP, Chhabra SR, Diggle SP, Williams P, Camara M
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Quinolones: from antibiotics to autoinducers.
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Rasamiravaka T, Labtani Q, Duez P, El Jaziri M
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The formation of biofilms by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: a review of the natural and synthetic compounds interfering with control mechanisms.
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Whiteley M, Greenberg EP
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Promoter specificity elements in Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum-sensing-controlled genes.
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Chin-A-Woeng TF, van den Broek D, de Voer G, van der Drift KM, Tuinman S, Thomas-Oates JE, Lugtenberg BJ, Bloemberg GV
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Phenazine-1-carboxamide production in the biocontrol strain Pseudomonas chlororaphis PCL1391 is regulated by multiple factors secreted into the growth medium.
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Hughes DT, Clarke MB, Yamamoto K, Rasko DA, Sperandio V
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The QseC adrenergic signaling cascade in Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC).
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Njoroge J, Sperandio V
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli virulence regulation by two bacterial adrenergic kinases, QseC and QseE.
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Pacheco AR, Curtis MM, Ritchie JM, Munera D, Waldor MK, Moreira CG, Sperandio V
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Fucose sensing regulates bacterial intestinal colonization.
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Hirakawa H, Harwood CS, Pechter KB, Schaefer AL, Greenberg EP
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Antisense RNA that affects Rhodopseudomonas palustris quorum-sensing signal receptor expression.
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Danino VE, Wilkinson A, Edwards A, Downie JA
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Recipient-induced transfer of the symbiotic plasmid pRL1JI in Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae is regulated by a quorum-sensing relay.
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Wisniewski-Dye F, Downie JA
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Quorum-sensing in Rhizobium.
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Rodelas B, Lithgow JK, Wisniewski-Dye F, Hardman A, Wilkinson A, Economou A, Williams P, Downie JA
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Analysis of quorum-sensing-dependent control of rhizosphere-expressed (rhi) genes in Rhizobium leguminosarum bv. viciae.
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Lang J, Faure D
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Functions and regulation of quorum-sensing in Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
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Planamente S, Morera S, Faure D
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In planta fitness-cost of the Atu4232-regulon encoding for a selective GABA-binding sensor in Agrobacterium.
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Barnard AM, Salmond GP
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Quorum sensing in Erwinia species.
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Barnard AM, Bowden SD, Burr T, Coulthurst SJ, Monson RE, Salmond GP
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Quorum sensing, virulence and secondary metabolite production in plant soft-rotting bacteria.
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Carlier A, Burbank L, von Bodman SB
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Identification and characterization of three novel EsaI/EsaR quorum-sensing controlled stewartan exopolysaccharide biosynthetic genes in Pantoea stewartii ssp. stewartii.
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Beck von Bodman S, Farrand SK
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Capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis and pathogenicity in Erwinia stewartii require induction by an N-acylhomoserine lactone autoinducer.
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O'Grady EP, Viteri DF, Malott RJ, Sokol PA
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Reciprocal regulation by the CepIR and CciIR quorum sensing systems in Burkholderia cenocepacia.
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Malott RJ, Baldwin A, Mahenthiralingam E, Sokol PA
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Characterization of the cciIR quorum-sensing system in Burkholderia cenocepacia.
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Deng Y, Schmid N, Wang C, Wang J, Pessi G, Wu D, Lee J, Aguilar C, Ahrens CH, Chang C, Song H, Eberl L, Zhang LH
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Cis-2-dodecenoic acid receptor RpfR links quorum-sensing signal perception with regulation of virulence through cyclic dimeric guanosine monophosphate turnover.
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Suppiger A, Schmid N, Aguilar C, Pessi G, Eberl L
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Two quorum sensing systems control biofilm formation and virulence in members of the Burkholderia cepacia complex.
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Deng Y, Wu J, Tao F, Zhang LH
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Listening to a new language: DSF-based quorum sensing in Gram-negative bacteria.
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Ryan RP, Dow JM
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Communication with a growing family: diffusible signal factor (DSF) signaling in bacteria.
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Kim J, Kim JG, Kang Y, Jang JY, Jog GJ, Lim JY, Kim S, Suga H, Nagamatsu T, Hwang I
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Quorum sensing and the LysR-type transcriptional activator ToxR regulate toxoflavin biosynthesis and transport in Burkholderia glumae.
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Kim J, Kang Y, Choi O, Jeong Y, Jeong JE, Lim JY, Kim M, Moon JS, Suga H, Hwang I
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Regulation of polar flagellum genes is mediated by quorum sensing and FlhDC in Burkholderia glumae.
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Stauff DL, Bassler BL
Title
Quorum sensing in Chromobacterium violaceum: DNA recognition and gene regulation by the CviR receptor.
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Chen G, Swem LR, Swem DL, Stauff DL, O'Loughlin CT, Jeffrey PD, Bassler BL, Hughson FM
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A strategy for antagonizing quorum sensing.
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Hao G, Burr TJ
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Regulation of long-chain N-acyl-homoserine lactones in Agrobacterium vitis.
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Savka MA, Le PT, Burr TJ
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LasR receptor for detection of long-chain quorum-sensing signals: identification of N-acyl-homoserine lactones encoded by the avsI locus of Agrobacterium vitis.
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Le KY, Otto M
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Quorum-sensing regulation in staphylococci-an overview.
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Queck SY, Jameson-Lee M, Villaruz AE, Bach TH, Khan BA, Sturdevant DE, Ricklefs SM, Li M, Otto M
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RNAIII-independent target gene control by the agr quorum-sensing system: insight into the evolution of virulence regulation in Staphylococcus aureus.
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Darkoh C, DuPont HL, Norris SJ, Kaplan HB
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Toxin synthesis by Clostridium difficile is regulated through quorum signaling.
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Vidal JE, Shak JR, Canizalez-Roman A
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The CpAL quorum sensing system regulates production of hemolysins CPA and PFO to build Clostridium perfringens biofilms.
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Ohtani K, Yuan Y, Hassan S, Wang R, Wang Y, Shimizu T
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Virulence gene regulation by the agr system in Clostridium perfringens.
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Li YH, Tian X
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Quorum sensing and bacterial social interactions in biofilms.
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Berg KH, Biornstad TJ, Johnsborg O, Havarstein LS
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Properties and biological role of streptococcal fratricins.
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Conrads G, de Soet JJ, Song L, Henne K, Sztajer H, Wagner-Dobler I, Zeng AP
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Comparing the cariogenic species Streptococcus sobrinus and S. mutans on whole genome level.
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Jimenez JC, Federle MJ
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Quorum sensing in group A Streptococcus.
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Cook LC, Federle MJ
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Peptide pheromone signaling in Streptococcus and Enterococcus.
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Podbielski A, Leonard BA
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The group A streptococcal dipeptide permease (Dpp) is involved in the uptake of essential amino acids and affects the expression of cysteine protease.
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Podbielski A, Pohl B, Woischnik M, Korner C, Schmidt KH, Rozdzinski E, Leonard BA
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Molecular characterization of group A streptococcal (GAS) oligopeptide permease (opp) and its effect on cysteine protease production.
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Anbalagan S, Dmitriev A, McShan WM, Dunman PM, Chaussee MS
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Growth phase-dependent modulation of Rgg binding specificity in Streptococcus pyogenes.
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Clewell DB
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Tales of conjugation and sex pheromones: A plasmid and enterococcal odyssey.
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Wardal E, Sadowy E, Hryniewicz W
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Complex nature of enterococcal pheromone-responsive plasmids.
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Pol J Microbiol 59:79-87 (2010)
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Roux A, Payne SM, Gilmore MS
Title
Microbial telesensing: probing the environment for friends, foes, and food.
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Slamti L, Perchat S, Huillet E, Lereclus D
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Quorum sensing in Bacillus thuringiensis is required for completion of a full infectious cycle in the insect.
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Lopez D, Kolter R
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Extracellular signals that define distinct and coexisting cell fates in Bacillus subtilis.
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Stephenson S, Mueller C, Jiang M, Perego M
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Molecular analysis of Phr peptide processing in Bacillus subtilis.
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Lanigan-Gerdes S, Dooley AN, Faull KF, Lazazzera BA
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Identification of subtilisin, Epr and Vpr as enzymes that produce CSF, an extracellular signalling peptide of Bacillus subtilis.
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Kleerebezem M
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Quorum sensing control of lantibiotic production; nisin and subtilin autoregulate their own biosynthesis.
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Rutherford ST, Bassler BL
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Bacterial quorum sensing: its role in virulence and possibilities for its control.
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LaSarre B, Federle MJ
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Exploiting quorum sensing to confuse bacterial pathogens.
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Sifri CD
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Healthcare epidemiology: quorum sensing: bacteria talk sense.
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