title: Microbial interactions: bacteria talk to (some of) their neighbors.
abstract: A recent study reports that Bacillus subtilis biofilm formation depends upon paracrine signaling where the signal-producing and target-responsive cells are different.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Ishita M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dworkin
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D018441:Biofilms; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000502:physiology; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000502:physiology; D055666:Lipopeptides / Q000502:physiology; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D016941:Myxococcus xanthus / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology; D019899:Paracrine Communication; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000502:physiology; D053038:Quorum Sensing; D013171:Spores, Bacterial; D014166:Transferases / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; C087040:ComX protein, Bacillus subtilis; D055666:Lipopeptides; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; C076733:FlaD protein, Bacteria; C009365:surfactin peptide; D014166:Transferases; C064995:comP protein, Bacillus subtilis
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