Bacterial evolution by intelligent design.
In a process called quorum sensing, bacteria produce and secrete certain signaling compounds (called autoinducers) that bind to receptors on other bacteria and activate transcription of certain genes. A clever genetic selection yields a new quorum-sensing transcriptional regulator that marches to the beat of a different drummer.
Winans
Stephen C
SC
Department of Microbiology, 360A Wing Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA. scw2@cornell.edu
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