
Autoinducers are chemical signaling molecules that are produced and used by same type of bacteria participating in quorum sensing. Quorum sensing is a phenomenon that allows both Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria to sense one another and to regulate a wide variety of physiological activities. Such activities include symbiosis, virulence, mo...
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signaling molecule produced by a bacterial cell that can modify the activity of surrounding cells; associated with quorum sensing
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