["Quorum sensing" systems in infective pathology].
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.
Rossi
Giuliano
G
Primario Medico f.r., Ospedale San Filippo Neri, Roma.
D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D018441:Biofilms; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria; D006801:Humans