Quorum sensing: a new prospect for the management of antimicrobial-resistant infectious diseases
Introduction Quorum-sensing (QS) is a microbial cell-to-cell communication system that
utilizes small signaling molecules to mediates interactions between cross-kingdom …
utilizes small signaling molecules to mediates interactions between cross-kingdom …
Bistable responses in bacterial genetic networks: designs and dynamical consequences
A key property of living cells is their ability to react to stimuli with specific biochemical
responses. These responses can be understood through the dynamics of underlying …
responses. These responses can be understood through the dynamics of underlying …
Inhibition of quorum sensing in Chromobacterium violaceum by pigments extracted from Auricularia auricular
H Zhu, CC He, QH Chu - Letters in applied microbiology, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Aims: This study aimed to search for a novel quorum‐sensing inhibitor from some fungi and
analyse its inhibitory activity. Methods and Results: Chromobacterium violaceum CV026, a …
analyse its inhibitory activity. Methods and Results: Chromobacterium violaceum CV026, a …
Live virus-free or die: coupling of antivirus immunity and programmed suicide or dormancy in prokaryotes
Background The virus-host arms race is a major theater for evolutionary innovation. Archaea
and bacteria have evolved diverse, elaborate antivirus defense systems that function on two …
and bacteria have evolved diverse, elaborate antivirus defense systems that function on two …
Assessment of anti-quorum sensing activity for some ornamental and medicinal plants native to Egypt
This study investigated the effects of some plant extracts on the bacterial communication
system, expressed as quorum sensing (QS) activity. Quorum sensing has a directly …
system, expressed as quorum sensing (QS) activity. Quorum sensing has a directly …
SporeWeb: an interactive journey through the complete sporulation cycle of Bacillus subtilis
RT Eijlander, A de Jong, AO Krawczyk… - Nucleic acids …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Bacterial spores are a continuous problem for both food-based and health-related
industries. Decades of scientific research dedicated towards understanding molecular and …
industries. Decades of scientific research dedicated towards understanding molecular and …
Citral and its derivatives inhibit quorum sensing and biofilm formation in Chromobacterium violaceum
With an upsurge in multidrug resistant bacteria backed by biofilm defence armours, there is
a desperate need of new antibiotics with a non-traditional mechanism of action. Targeting …
a desperate need of new antibiotics with a non-traditional mechanism of action. Targeting …
Adaptive suicide: is a kin-selected driver of fatal behaviours likely?
RK Humphreys, GD Ruxton - Biology letters, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
While several manipulated host behaviours are accepted as extended phenotypes of
parasites, there remains debate over whether other altered behaviours in hosts following …
parasites, there remains debate over whether other altered behaviours in hosts following …
Modeling of the ComRS Signaling Pathway Reveals the Limiting Factors Controlling Competence in Streptococcus thermophilus
In streptococci, entry in competence is dictated by ComX abundance. In Streptococcus
thermophilus, production of ComX is transient and tightly regulated during growth: it is …
thermophilus, production of ComX is transient and tightly regulated during growth: it is …
A luxS-dependent transcript profile of cell-to-cell communication in Klebsiella pneumoniae
H Zhu, HJ Liu, SJ Ning, YL Gao - Molecular Biosystems, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Bacterial cells communicate with one another using chemical signaling molecules. The
phenomenon is termed quorum sensing. The quorum sensing bacterium Klebsiella …
phenomenon is termed quorum sensing. The quorum sensing bacterium Klebsiella …