The evolution of quorum sensing in bacterial biofilms

PLoS Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 0171-0179

  Nadell, Carey D ^a   Xavier, Joao B ^b   Levin, Simon A ^a   Foster, Kevin R ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER; BIOPOLYMER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CELL DENSITY; CELL LINEAGE; DOWN REGULATION; EVOLUTION; HOST; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PHENOTYPE; QUORUM SENSING; SIMULATION; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; BACTERIUM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS);

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BIOPOLYMERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; QUORUM SENSING; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 38949209540     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060014     Document Type: Article

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