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Bacterial quorum sensing

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Also: bacterial communication, autoinducers

Bacteria release signal molecules and change behaviour once enough of them are present, a kind of chemical vote.

Known properties: Bacterial quorum sensing

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  1. 2001 How bacteria count their numbers

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How bacteria count their numbers

Miller and Bassler reviewed quorum sensing: bacteria release autoinducer molecules and change gene activity once a threshold concentration is reached, controlling things like glow, virulence and biofilms.

As reported in: Miller, Bassler (2001). Quorum Sensing in Bacteria. Annual Review of Microbiology. doi:10.1146/annurev.micro.55.1.165

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