Abstract
Bacterial cell-to-cell signalling has emerged as a new area in microbiology. Individual bacterial cells communicate with each other and co-ordinate group activities. Although a lot of detail is known about the mechanisms of a few well-characterized bacterial communication systems, other systems have been discovered only recently. Bacterial intercellular communication has become a target for the development of new anti-virulence drugs.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
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Review
MeSH terms
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4-Butyrolactone / analogs & derivatives*
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4-Butyrolactone / biosynthesis
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4-Butyrolactone / chemistry
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4-Butyrolactone / metabolism*
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Animals
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Bacteria / cytology
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Bacteria / enzymology
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Bacteria / metabolism*
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Bacteria / pathogenicity
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Biofilms
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Bioterrorism
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Luminescent Measurements
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Repressor Proteins / chemistry
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Repressor Proteins / genetics
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Repressor Proteins / metabolism
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Signal Transduction*
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Symbiosis
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Trans-Activators / chemistry
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Trans-Activators / genetics
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Trans-Activators / metabolism
Substances
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Repressor Proteins
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Trans-Activators
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LuxR autoinducer binding proteins
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homoserine lactone
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4-Butyrolactone