The Physical Basis of Bacterial Quorum Communication

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Hagen, Stephen J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Σειρά: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Gene expression.; Bacteriology.; Mathematical models.; Biomathematics.; Biophysics.; Biological physics.; Systems biology.; Biological systems.; Biophysics and Biological Physics.; Mathematical and Computational Biology.; Biological Networks, Systems Biology.; Mathematical Modeling and Industrial Mathematics.; Gene Expression.

This book aims to educate physical scientists and quantitatively-oriented biologists on the application of physical experimentation and analysis, together with appropriate modeling, to understanding and interpreting microbial chemical communication and especially quorum sensing (QS). Quorum sensing...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Modeling of Signal Transduction by The Quorum-Sensing Pathway in the Vibrios
• Chapter 3. Stochastic Effects in Quorum Sensing
• Chapter 4. Spatial Structure of Microbes in Nature and the Biophysics of Cell-Cell Communication
• Chapter 5. Functionality of Autoinducer Systems in Complex Environments
• Chapter 6. Localization of Quorum Sensing by Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS): Considerations of in Situ Signaling
• Chapter 7. Swimming in Information?  Physics Limits to Learning by Quorum Sensing
• Chapter 8. Interplay Between Sibling Bacterial Colonies
• Chapter 9. Mathematical Insights Into the Role of Feedback in Quorum-Sensing Architectures
• Chapter 10. The Role of Biosurfactants in Bacterial Systems
• Chapter 11. Ecology of a Simple Synthetic Biofilm
• Chapter 12. Engineering Cell-to-Cell Communication To Explore Fundamental Questions in Ecology and Evolution.