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Chemical communication among bacteria [electronic resource] / edited by Stephen C. Winans and Bonnie L. Bassler.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Quorum sensing (Microbiology).
- Cellular signal transduction.
- Bacteria--Physiology.
- Bacteria.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (519 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : ASM Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Leading researchers in various aspects of bacterial signaling have contributed to this volume and provide a comprehensive overview of signal synthesis, detection, and its impacts on bacterial behavior. Thirty chapters bring together the latest findings on chemical communication among bacteria and points towards potential areas for future research.
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; Preface; I. CELL-CELL SIGNALING DURING DEVELOPMENT AND DNA EXCHANGE; II. CELL-CELL SIGNALING IN MUTUALISTIC AND PATHOGENIC ASSOCIATIONS WITH HUMANS, ANIMALS, AND PLANTS; III. PRODUCTION, DETECTION, AND QUENCHING OF CHEMICAL SIGNALS; IV. EUKARYOTIC QUORUM SENSING AND INTERACTIONS WITH QUORUM-SENSING BACTERIA; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-03387-9
- 9786613033871
- 1-55581-557-X
- OCLC:
- 609853165
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