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Bacterial quorum sensing and metabolic slowing in a cooperative population.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 14 Oct 2014
An Jae Hyung, Goo Eunhye, Kim Hongsup, Seo Young-Su, Hwang Ingyu
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Acyl-homoserine lactone (AHL)-mediated quorum sensing (QS) controls the production of numerous intra- and extracellular products across many species of Proteobacteria. Although these cooperative activities are often costly at an individual level, they provide significant benefits to the group. Other potential roles for QS include the restriction of nutrient acquisition and maintenance of metabolic homeostasis of...
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