Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have discovered a previously unrecognized mechanism by ...

Bacteria utilise a sophisticated chemical communication system, known as quorum sensing, to assess their population density and coordinate group behaviours, including the formation of biofilms. This ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Bacteria use intercellular signaling, or quorum sensing (QS), to share information and respond collectively to aspects of their surroundings.

One of Princeton’s most accomplished molecular biologists has been honored with a major award by a foundation connected to the Spanish aristocracy for her work studying quorum sensing, which could ...

Recent research from Princeton (N.J.) University revealed bacteria are influenced by the physical characteristics and flow of fluid in the environments they’re invading. That means the flow of fluid ...

This quorum-sensing molecule, made and sensed by some microbes, is used by individual bacterium to sense the presence of other bacteria in their environment. The IGC team’s results point to a ...

Bacteria talk to each other using N-acylhomoserine lactones (AHLs) as quorum sensing (QS) signals. This signaling allows the bacteria to control gene expression of virulence factors and biofilms once ...

The government of Canada announced today that Bonnie Bassler is being awarded the Canada Gairdner International Award 2023 alongside Michael Silverman and E. Peter Greenberg “for their discoveries of ...

Humans have long had a love-hate relationship with bacteria. While there are bacterial strains that humans cannot live without, such as those that help us digest our food and bolster our immune ...

Bioluminescent bacteria and the Hawaiian bobtail squid have formed a longstanding mutually beneficial relationship. How the bacteria coordinate their behavior to colonize the squid—through cellular ...