title: Can bacteria actively search to join groups?
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Aquaculture and Artemia Reference Center, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium. Tom.Defoirdt@UGent.be
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Defoirdt
mesh_terms: D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000502:physiology*; D006714:Homoserine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000378:metabolism; D007783:Lactones / Q000378:metabolism*; D053038:Quorum Sensing
chemical_list: D007783:Lactones; C091088:N-octanoylhomoserine lactone; D006714:Homoserine