Quorum sensing and microbial biofilms

Y Irie; M R Parsek

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-75418-3_4

Quorum sensing and microbial biofilms

Y Irie, M R Parsek

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Abstract

Some bacterial species engage in two well-documented social behaviors: the formation of surface-associated communities known as biofilms, and intercellular signaling, or quorum sensing. Recent studies have begun to reveal how these two social behaviors are related in different species. This chapter will review the role quorum sensing plays in biofilm formation for different species. In addition, different aspects of quorum sensing in the context of multispecies biofilms will be discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	67-84
Number of pages	18
Journal	Current topics in microbiology and immunology
Volume	322
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-75418-3_4
Publication status	Published - 2008

Keywords

Bacterial Physiological Phenomena
Biofilms
Humans
Infection
Quorum Sensing

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