title: Cell-to-cell communication in bacteria: a chemical discourse.
authors.affiliation: Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Bonnie L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Bassler
mesh_terms: D015107:4-Butyrolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D018407:Bacterial Physiological Phenomena; D006714:Homoserine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D007783:Lactones / Q000737:chemistry; D008954:Models, Biological; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D014733:Vibrio / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D007783:Lactones; C091088:N-octanoylhomoserine lactone; D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D006714:Homoserine; C030654:N-(3-oxohexanoyl)-3-aminodihydro-2(3H)-furanone; D015107:4-Butyrolactone