Quorum sensing signal–response systems in Gram-negative bacteria

K Papenfort, BL Bassler - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2016 - nature.com
Bacteria use quorum sensing to orchestrate gene expression programmes that underlie
collective behaviours. Quorum sensing relies on the production, release, detection and …

Bacterial quorum sensing: its role in virulence and possibilities for its control

ST Rutherford, BL Bassler - Cold Spring …, 2012 - perspectivesinmedicine.cshlp.org
Quorum sensing is a process of cell–cell communication that allows bacteria to share
information about cell density and adjust gene expression accordingly. This process …

A catalogue of signal molecules that interact with sensor kinases, chemoreceptors and transcriptional regulators

MA Matilla, F Velando, D Martín-Mora… - FEMS Microbiology …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Bacteria have evolved many different signal transduction systems that sense signals and
generate a variety of responses. Generally, most abundant are transcriptional regulators …

Specificity and complexity in bacterial quorum-sensing systems

LA Hawver, SA Jung, WL Ng - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Quorum sensing (QS) is a microbial cell-to-cell communication process that relies on the
production and detection of chemical signals called autoinducers (AIs) to monitor cell …

Probiotic strains detect and suppress cholera in mice

N Mao, A Cubillos-Ruiz, DE Cameron… - Science Translational …, 2018 - science.org
Microbiota-modulating interventions are an emerging strategy to promote gastrointestinal
homeostasis. Yet, their use in the detection, prevention, and treatment of acute infections …

Effects of quorum sensing on the biofilm formation and viable but non-culturable state

J Li, X Zhao - Food research international, 2020 - Elsevier
Quorum sensing exists widely in all kinds of microorganisms and is a communication
channel for microorganisms. Many bacterial processes, including virulence factor …

Cues and regulatory pathways involved in natural competence and transformation in pathogenic and environmental Gram-negative bacteria

P Seitz, M Blokesch - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Bacterial genomics is flourishing, as whole-genome sequencing has become affordable,
readily available and rapid. As a result, it has become clear how frequently horizontal gene …

[PDF][PDF] A host-produced autoinducer-2 mimic activates bacterial quorum sensing

AS Ismail, JS Valastyan, BL Bassler - Cell Host & Microbe, 2016 - cell.com
Host-microbial symbioses are vital to health; nonetheless, little is known about the role
crosskingdom signaling plays in these relationships. In a process called quorum sensing …

[HTML][HTML] Quorum quenching agents: resources for antivirulence therapy

K Tang, XH Zhang - Marine drugs, 2014 - mdpi.com
The continuing emergence of antibiotic-resistant pathogens is a concern to human health
and highlights the urgent need for the development of alternative therapeutic strategies …

[HTML][HTML] Quadruple Quorum-Sensing Inputs Control Vibrio cholerae Virulence and Maintain System Robustness

SA Jung, CA Chapman, WL Ng - PLoS pathogens, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Bacteria use quorum sensing (QS) for cell-cell communication to carry out group behaviors.
This intercellular signaling process relies on cell density-dependent production and …