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: anhinga_anhinga (anhinga_anhinga) wrote,
2010-05-07 10:56:00

anhinga_anhinga
anhinga_anhinga
2010-05-07 10:56:00

Quorum sensing in bacteria

The bacterial communication phenomenon that we study is called quorum sensing, which is a process that allows bacteria to communicate using secreted chemical signaling molecules called autoinducers. This process enables a population of bacteria to collectively regulate gene expression and, therefore, behavior.

So a population of bacteria can behave as if it is a single organism.

(Talk at MIT on May 11, 4pm)

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