ReviewSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2012
Quorum sensing and bacterial social interactions in biofilms.
Review in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 236 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
236 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 667 citations in OpenAlex.
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- DAP-seq Reveals Cluster-Situated Regulator Control of NumerousbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Next-Generation Strategies for Controlling Foodborne Pathogens: Precision Antimicrobials, Biofilm Disruption, and Emerging Molecular Interventions.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Effects of Autoinducer-2 on rumen bacterial community succession during in vitro fermentation with oat andFrontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
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- Biofilm Formation and Its Relationship with the Microbiome in Pediatric Otitis Media.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- An agent-based model of metabolic signaling oscillations in Bacillus subtilis biofilms.PLoS computational biology · 2025Article
- Integrative insights into the oral microbiome's role in systemic diseases: novel therapeutic strategies and future directions.Antonie van Leeuwenhoek · 2025Review
- IsJournal of veterinary research · 2025Article
- Quorum Signaling Molecules: Interactions Between Plants and Associated Pathogens.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm: treatment strategies to combat infection.Archives of microbiology · 2025Review
- Exploring the Multifaceted GenusJournal of microbiology and biotechnology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Many bacteria are known to regulate their cooperative activities and physiological processes through a mechanism called quorum sensing (QS), in which bacterial cells communicate with each other by releasing, sensing and responding to small diffusible signal molecules. The ability of bacteria to communicate and behave as a group for social interactions like a multi-cellular organism has provided significant benefits to bacteria in host colonization, formation of biofilms, defense against competitors, and adaptation to changing environments. Importantly, many QS-controlled activities have been involved in the virulence and pathogenic potential of bacteria. Therefore, understanding the molecular details of quorum sensing mechanisms and their controlled social activities may open a new avenue for controlling bacterial infections.
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