For many years, bacterial cells were considered primarily as selfish individuals, but, in
recent years, it has become evident that, far from operating in isolation, they coordinate …

Bacteria communicate with each other through a plethora of small, diffusible organic
molecules called autoinducers. This cell-density-dependent regulatory principle is termed …

Quorum sensing (QS), which is a key part of cell/cell communication, is widely distributed in
microorganisms, especially in bacteria. Bacteria can produce and detect the presence of QS …

Bacterial signalling known as quorum sensing (QS) relies on the synthesis of autoinducing
signals throughout growth; when a threshold concentration is reached, these signals interact …

Isolated, clonal populations of cells are rarely found in nature. The emergent properties of
microbial consortia present a challenge for the systems approach to biology, as chances for …

The Pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum sensing (QS) network plays a key role in the
adaptation to environmental changes and the control of virulence factor production in this …

Flavanones, flavonoids abundant in Citrus, have been shown to interfere with quorum
sensing (QS) and affect related physiological processes. We have investigated the QS …

Since the seminal observation that bacterial cells produce intracellular molecules that trigger
bioluminescence, 1 a great deal has been learned regarding the process now termed …

Under certain circumstances the individuals of a bacterial population may find advantages in
acting together and making “collective decisions”. This phenomenon is better known as …

Quorum sensing (QS) is an inter-cell communication between bacterial populations through
release of tiny diffusible compounds as signalling agents, called auto-inducers, abetting …