Working together for the common good: cell-cell communication in bacteria

J Bacteriol. 2012 May;194(9):2131-41. doi: 10.1128/JB.00143-12. Epub 2012 Mar 2.

Abstract

The 4th ASM Conference on Cell-Cell Communication in Bacteria was held in Miami, FL, from 6 to 9 November 2011. This review highlights three key themes that emerged from the many exciting talks and poster presentations in the area of quorum sensing: sociomicrobiology, signal transduction mechanisms, and interspecies communication.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacteria / cytology
  • Bacteria / genetics
  • Bacteria / metabolism*
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Bacterial Physiological Phenomena*
  • Biological Evolution
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / physiology*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Quorum Sensing / physiology*
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / physiology
  • Signal Transduction
  • Species Specificity
  • Symbiosis

Substances

  • Receptors, Cell Surface