quorum sensing
Sign in to saveAlso known as GO:0009372, quorum sensing system
process in which single-celled organisms monitor their population density by detecting the concentration of small, diffusible signal molecules produced by the cells themselves.
Research
15,739 papers- Bacterial quorum sensing in complex and dynamically changing environments.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2019
- Quorum sensing-mediated microbial interactions: Mechanisms, applications, challenges and perspectives.Microbiological research · 2023
- Trypanosome Signaling-Quorum Sensing.Annual review of microbiology · 2021
- Quorum sensing inhibitors as Therapeutics: Bacterial biofilm inhibition.Bioorganic chemistry · 2023
- Quorum Sensing: Not Just a Bridge Between Bacteria.MicrobiologyOpen · 2025
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