ReviewJournal of the Royal Society, Interface2009
Quorum sensing and social networking in the microbial world.
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- Microbial quorum sensing signals, symbiosis, secrets and sabotage.Microbiology (Reading, England) · 2026Review
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- From soil to sequences: mechanisms and tools unravelling plant-rhizomicrobiome interactions.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Review
- Phytochemical Quorum-Sensing Inhibitors Against Bacterial Pathogens: Mechanisms of Action and Translational Challenges.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Review
- Competitive suppression and release in artemisinin-resistantEvolution, medicine, and public health · 2026Article
- AHL quorum sensing regulates T6SS and volatiles production in rice root-colonizing Enterobacter asburiae AG129.FEMS microbiology ecology · 2025Article
- Quorum Sensing via Autoinducer-2 Promotes Colonisation and Host Adaptation in B. bifidum PRL2010.Microbial biotechnology · 2025Article
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- Degradation of N-acylhomoserine Lactone Quorum-sensing Signals by Azorhizobium caulinodans, a Stem Nodule-forming Symbiont in Sesbania rostrata.Microbes and environments · 2025Article
- Comprehensive computational investigation for ligand recognition and binding dynamics of SdiA: a degenerate LuxR -type receptor in Klebsiella pneumoniae.Molecular diversity · 2024Article
- Environmental metabolomics characterization of modern stromatolites and annotation of ibhayipeptolides.PloS one · 2024Article
- Host-Parasite interaction between brown algae and eukaryote biotrophic pathogens.Current research in microbial sciences · 2024Article
- Targeting microbial quorum sensing: the next frontier to hinder bacterial driven gastrointestinal infections.Gut microbes · 2023Review
- Light-Based Anti-Biofilm and Antibacterial Strategies.Pharmaceutics · 2023Review
- Communication between Plants and Rhizosphere Microbiome: Exploring the Root Microbiome for Sustainable Agriculture.Microorganisms · 2023Review
- Biogeographic patterns of biosynthetic potential and specialized metabolites in marine sediments.The ISME journal · 2023Article
- A 4-Hydroxybenzoic Acid-Mediated Signaling System Controls the Physiology and Virulence of Shigella sonnei.Microbiology spectrum · 2023Article
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Abstract
For many years, bacterial cells were considered primarily as selfish individuals, but, in recent years, it has become evident that, far from operating in isolation, they coordinate collective behaviour in response to environmental challenges using sophisticated intercellular communication networks. Cell-to-cell communication between bacteria is mediated by small diffusible signal molecules that trigger changes in gene expression in response to fluctuations in population density. This process, generally referred to as quorum sensing (QS), controls diverse phenotypes in numerous Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Recent advances have revealed that bacteria are not limited to communication within their own species but are capable of 'listening in' and 'broadcasting to' unrelated species to intercept messages and coerce cohabitants into behavioural modifications, either for the good of the population or for the benefit of one species over another. It is also evident that QS is not limited to the bacterial kingdom. The study of two-way intercellular signalling networks between bacteria and both uni- and multicellular eukaryotes as well as between eukaryotes is just beginning to unveil a rich diversity of communication pathways.
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