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The social biology of quorum sensing in a naturalistic host pathogen system.
Current biology : CB - 20 Oct 2014
Zhou Liqin, Slamti Leyla, Nielsen-LeRoux Christina, Lereclus Didier, Raymond Ben
Abstract excerpt
Many microorganisms cooperate by secreting products that are commonly available to neighboring cells. These "public goods" include autoinduced, quorum-sensing (QS) molecules and the virulence factors activated by these signals. Public goods cooperation is exploitable by cheaters, cells that avoid the costs of production but gain an advantage by freeloading on the products of others. QS signals and responses can...
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