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...

Table of Contents:

• Module 1_Introduction to Microbial Quorum Sensing
• Module 2_Functional Aspects of Quorum Sensing in Microbes
• Module 3_Quorum Sensing regulated behaviors in Fungi
• Module 4_Quorum Sensing regulated behaviours in Gram- Negative bacteria
• Module 5_QS-regulated behaviours in Gram- Positive bacteria.