POSITIVE AUTOREGULATION OF AN ACYL-HOMOSERINE LACTONE QUORUM-SENSING CIRCUIT SYNCHRONIZES THE POPULATION RESPONSE

Positive Autoregulation of an Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Quorum-Sensing Circuit Synchronizes the Population Response

ABSTRACT Many proteobacteria utilize acyl-homoserine lactone quorum-sensing signals.At low population densities, cells produce a basal level of signal, and when sufficient signal has accumulated in the surrounding environment, it binds to its receptor, and quorum-sensing-dependent genes can be activated.A common characteristic of acyl-homoserine la

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