ReviewCurrent opinion in microbiology2009
Bacterial landlines: contact-dependent signaling in bacterial populations.
Review in Current opinion in microbiology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.
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25 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Micro- and Nanotopography Sensitive Bacterial Attachment Mechanisms: A Review.Frontiers in microbiology · 2019Review
- Comprehensive genomic analysis of a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Pantoea agglomerans strain P5.Scientific reports · 2017Article
- Bacterial tweets and podcasts #signaling#eavesdropping#microbialfightclub.Molecular and biochemical parasitology · 2016Review
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- A functional perspective on phenotypic heterogeneity in microorganisms.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2015Review
- Chemical Signals and Mechanosensing in Bacterial Responses to Their Environment.PLoS pathogens · 2015Review
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- The olive knot disease as a model to study the role of interspecies bacterial communities in plant disease.Frontiers in plant science · 2015Review
- Type VI secretion system effectors: poisons with a purpose.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2014Review
- Microbial interactions in building of communities.Molecular oral microbiology · 2013Review
- Identification of commensal Escherichia coli genes involved in biofilm resistance to pathogen colonization.PloS one · 2013Article
- Quantitative single-cell characterization of bacterial interactions reveals type VI secretion is a double-edged sword.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2012Article
- Origins of regulated cell-to-cell variability.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2011Review
- Nanotubes: shaking hands, talking, or sharing?Frontiers in microbiology · 2011Article
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Abstract
Bacterial populations utilize a variety of signaling strategies to exchange information, including the secretion of quorum-sensing molecules and contact-dependent signaling cascades. Although quorum sensing has received the bulk of attention for many years, contact-dependent signaling is forging a niche in the research world with the identification of novel systems and the emergence of more mechanistic data. Contact-dependent signaling is probably a common strategy by which bacteria in close contact, such as within biofilms, can modulate the growth and behavior of both siblings and competitors. Ongoing work with diverse bacterial systems, including Myxococcus xanthus, pathogenic Escherichia coli strains, Bacillus subtilis, and dissimilatory metal-reducing soil bacteria, is providing increasingly detailed insight into the dynamic mechanisms and potential of contact-dependent signaling processes.
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