Disruption of bacterial quorum sensing by other organisms.
Higher plants and algae produce compounds that mimic quorum sensing: signals used by bacteria to regulate the expression of many genes and behaviors. Similarly, various bacteria can stimulate, inhibit or inactivate quorum sensing in other bacteria. These discoveries offer new opportunities to manipulate bacterial quorum sensing in applications relevant to medicine, agriculture and the environment.
Bauer
Wolfgang D
WD
Horticulture & Crop Science, 2021 Coffey Road, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. bauer.7@osu.edu
Robinson
Jayne B
JB
D015107:4-Butyrolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D018441:Biofilms; D002450:Cell Communication; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000378:metabolism*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D014644:Genetic Variation; D018716:Molecular Mimicry; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C088386:homoserine lactone; D015107:4-Butyrolactone