Bacterial Communication in Foods

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Gobbetti, Marco (Συγγραφέας), Di Cagno, Raffaella (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
• Θέματα: Chemistry.; Food > Biotechnology.; Microbiology.; Bacteriology.; Food Science.

It is generally assumed that microorganisms synthesize, release, detect and respond to small signaling hormone-like molecules. These molecules are used for a process termed “quorum sensing” (QS), a phenomenon that enables bacteria to sense when the minimal number of cells, or “quorum,” is achieved f...