… biofilms attached to surfaces. Although quorum-sensing (QS) systems directing the ‘biofilm …
of these systems in Gram-positive biofilm formation. Streptococci are a diverse group of Gram-…

… We suggest that quorum sensing control of biofilm formation and virulence factor expression
is oppositely timed in V. cholerae and P. aeruginosa because the circuits have been …

… induce biofilm formation and virulence during biofilm-associated infection. agr enhances
biofilm detachment … In this review, we focus on the role of agr in biofilm formation and infection. …

… mutans normally encounters acid while living in dense biofilm communities, we proposed
that quorum sensing at high cell densities of S. mutans might facilitate its survival against low …

… Biofilm development and quorum sensing (QS) are closely interconnected processes.
Biofilm formation is a cooperative group behaviour that involves bacterial populations living …

… Nevertheless, under set conditions, several links between QS and biofilm formation have
been recognized, which is the focus of this review. A role for antibiotics as alternative QS …

… complete inhibition of quorum sensing masks the effect of compound 7 on biofilm formation
and cannot distinguish between QSI or another mechanism responsible for biofilm inhibition. …

… biofilm communities. In this review, we will begin with a discussion of what is known about
the role quorum sensing plays in biofilm … behavior, quorum sensing and biofilm formation, are …

… the production of virulence factors and to prevent biofilm formation by dampening quorum
sensing, which interferes with the production of virulence factors involved in quorum sensing. …

… quenching (QQ) enzymes, to reduce or even completely repress the biofilm formation of …
QS-regulating biofilm formation and QS-inhibiting agents that control bacterial biofilm formation, …