title: From a local dialect to a common language.
abstract: Quinolone-dependent cell-to-cell signaling was thought to be limited to Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The study by Diggle et al. in the July issue of Chemistry & Biology now presents clear evidence that quinolone signaling molecules are produced by several bacterial species and may be used for intergenus communication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Institute of Plant Biology, Zollikerstrasse 107, University Zürich, CH-8008 Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Leo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Eberl
mesh_terms: D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D015363:Quinolones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D015363:Quinolones