Cell-cell communication by quorum sensing and dimension-reduction

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 672-702

  Müller, Johannes ^a   Kuttler, Christina ^b   Hense, Burkard A ^b   Rothballer, Michael ^b   Hartmann, Anton ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bistability Dimension reduction; Partial differential equation; Quorum sensing; Single cell analysis

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; HOMOSERINE LACTONE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; DIFFUSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; IMAGE PROCESSING; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGY; DIFFUSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; QUORUM SENSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33748288206     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00285-006-0024-z     Document Type: Article

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