title: ["Quorum sensing" systems in infective pathology].
abstract: Recently the existence of bacterial cell-cell intercommunications, the so called "quorum sensing" systems, has been discovered and studied. The role that these systems play in the infections by Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria and the promising therapeutic applications are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Primario Medico f.r., Ospedale San Filippo Neri, Roma.
authors.forename: Giuliano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rossi
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D018441:Biofilms; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria; D006801:Humans