title: Quorum sensing: the explanation of a curious phenomenon reveals a common characteristic of bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Hastings
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Greenberg
mesh_terms: D008156:Luciferases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D015398:Signal Transduction; D014733:Vibrio / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D008156:Luciferases