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ArticleJournal of microbiology & biology education2026

Modified experimental protocol to support the study of bacterial quorum sensing in higher education: an investigative activity with

Camila Caldas Martins Correia, Raquel Sousa Freire, Fabio Moura Cavalcante, Pedro Lucas Batalha Marcelino, José Gregório Cabrera Gomez, José Freire da Silva Neto, Rita de Cássia Café Ferreira

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Article in Journal of microbiology & biology education, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Camila Caldas Martins CorreiaInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2760-5742
Raquel Sousa FreireRibeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-3003-8398
Fabio Moura CavalcanteInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7992-6222
Pedro Lucas Batalha MarcelinoInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0009-0009-2119-3546
José Gregório Cabrera GomezInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0003-4624-6113
José Freire da Silva NetoRibeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7946-2747
Rita de Cássia Café FerreiraInstitute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6872-7244

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We developed a modified experimental protocol to support the study of bacterial quorum sensing in practical microbiology classes in higher education. The illustrative version of the experimental protocol was validated through its application in

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biosensorChromobacterium violaceumeducational resourceexperimental protocolhigher educationinquiry-based learningmediationmicrobiologyPseudomonas aeruginosaquorum sensing

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PMID42334232
PMCPMC13520695

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