Research Progress in Quorum Sensing and Pathogenicity of Pathogens

Quorum sensing(QS) is a physiological behavior involving the cell population density-dependent regulation of gene expression.When the bacterial density reaches a critical threshold,the bacteria release a number of specific signaling molecules called autoinducers,which regulate the group behavior of the specie or other species in the same environment.QS in bacteria involved the regulation of a variety of biological functions including...