Progress in and promise of bacterial quorum sensing research

M Whiteley, SP Diggle, EP Greenberg - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
This Review highlights how we can build upon the relatively new and rapidly developing
field of research into bacterial quorum sensing (QS). We now have a depth of knowledge …

Specificity and complexity in bacterial quorum-sensing systems

LA Hawver, SA Jung, WL Ng - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Quorum sensing (QS) is a microbial cell-to-cell communication process that relies on the
production and detection of chemical signals called autoinducers (AIs) to monitor cell …

Molecular mechanisms and applications of N-acyl homoserine lactone-mediated quorum sensing in bacteria

L Kumar, SKS Patel, K Kharga, R Kumar, P Kumar… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Microbial biodiversity includes biotic and abiotic components that support all life forms by
adapting to environmental conditions. Climate change, pollution, human activity, and natural …

Bacterial quorum-sensing systems and their role in intestinal bacteria-host crosstalk

L Wu, Y Luo - Frontiers in microbiology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Quorum-sensing (QS) system is a rapidly developing field in which we are gradually
expanding our understanding about how bacteria communicate with each other and …

Machine learning aided construction of the quorum sensing communication network for human gut microbiota

S Wu, J Feng, C Liu, H Wu, Z Qiu, J Ge, S Sun… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Quorum sensing (QS) is a cell-cell communication mechanism that connects members in
various microbial systems. Conventionally, a small number of QS entries are collected for …

Research progress of bacterial quorum sensing receptors: Classification, structure, function and characteristics

L Yi, X Dong, D Grenier, K Wang, Y Wang - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The microbial community is an important part of the natural ecosystem, and the quorum
sensing system is a momentous communication tool for the microbial community to connect …

The quorum quenching enzyme Aii20J modifies in vitro periodontal biofilm formation

A Parga, A Muras, P Otero-Casal… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Recent studies have revealed the presence of N-acyl-homoserine lactones
(AHLs) quorum sensing (QS) signals in the oral environment. Yet, their role in oral biofilm …

Bacterial battle against acidity

J Schwarz, K Schumacher, S Brameyer… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The Earth is home to environments characterized by low pH, including the gastrointestinal
tract of vertebrates and large areas of acidic soil. Most bacteria are neutralophiles, but can …

Quorum sensing architecture network in Escherichia coli virulence and pathogenesis

C Mayer, A Borges, SC Flament-Simon… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Escherichia coli is a Gram-negative commensal bacterium of the normal microbiota of
humans and animals. However, several E. coli strains are opportunistic pathogens …

The PqsE and RhlR proteins are an autoinducer synthase–receptor pair that control virulence and biofilm development in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

S Mukherjee, DA Moustafa… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a leading cause of life-threatening nosocomial infections.
Many virulence factors produced by P. aeruginosa are controlled by the cell-to-cell …