▪ Abstract Quorum sensing is an example of community behavior prevalent among diverse
bacterial species. The term “quorum sensing” describes the ability of a microorganism to …

It has become increasingly and widely recognised that bacteria do not exist as solitary cells,
but are colonial organisms that exploit elaborate systems of intercellular communication to …

Bacterial cell-to-cell signalling has emerged as a new area in microbiology. Individual
bacterial cells communicate with each other and co-ordinate group activities. Although a lot …

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a bacterium responsible for severe nosocomial infections, life-
threatening infections in immunocompromised persons, and chronic infections in cystic …

Acyl homoserine lactones (acyl-HSLs) are important intercellular signaling molecules used
by many bacteria to monitor their population density in quorum-sensing control of gene …

Covering: up to 2009 This review describes the chemistry of the bacterial biofilms including
the chemistry of their constituents and signalling compounds that mediate or inhibit the …

Members of the rhizobia are distinguished for their ability to establish a nitrogen-fixing
symbiosis with leguminous plants. While many details of this relationship remain a mystery …

Acyl-homoserine lactones are small neutral lipid molecules that bacteria in the
Proteobacteria group use to sense and signal their cell density. This signaling process …

Various rhizosphere bacteria are potential (micro) biological pesticides which are able to
protect plants against diseases and improve plant yield. Knowledge of the molecular …

Nitrification and denitrification are crucial processes in the nitrogen cycle, a vital microbially
driven biogeochemical cycle. N-acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL)-mediated quorum sensing …