Spatial heterogeneity of autoinducer regulation systems

Sensors

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 4156-4171

  Hense, Burkhard A ^a   Müller, Johannes ^b   Kuttler, Christina ^b   Hartmann, Anton ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoinducer regulation network; Division of work; Hybrid push pull control; Quorum sensing; Spatial heterogeneity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; QUORUM SENSING; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BIOFILMS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 84860200092     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s120404156     Document Type: Article

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