Implication of Quorum Sensing System in Biofilm Formation and Virulence

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pallaval Veera Bramhachari (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Medical microbiology.; Microbiology.; Gene expression.; Parasitology.; Medical Microbiology.; Gene Expression.

This book illustrates the importance and significance of Quorum sensing (QS), it's critical roles in regulating diverse cellular functions in microbes, including bioluminescence, virulence, pathogenesis, gene expression, biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance. Microbes can coordinate popul...