Substance and energy metabolism are the basis for all life activities and are largely
regulated by cell-to-cell communication. Microbial cell-to-cell communication often occurs by …

Abstract Microbial Whole-Cell Biosensors (MWCBs) have seen rapid development with the
arrival of 21st century biological and technological capabilities. They consist of microbial …

Various whole cell-based biosensors have been reported in the literature for the last 20
years and these reports have shown great potential for their use in the areas of pollution …

Excessive and indiscriminate use of antibiotics to treat bacterial infections has lead to the
emergence of multiple drug resistant strains. Most infectious diseases are caused by …

For many years, the battle between humans and the multitudes of infection and disease
causing pathogens continues. Emerging at the battlefield as some of the most significant …

Egyptian hieroglyphs, Chinese scrolls, and Ayurvedic literature record physicians
administering aromatic oils to their patients. Today society looks to science to document …

▪ Abstract Quorum sensing is the regulation of gene expression in response to fluctuations in
cell-population density. Quorum sensing bacteria produce and release chemical signal …

Quorum sensing (QS) is a communication process between cells, in which bacteria secrete
and sense the specific chemicals, and regulate gene expression in response to population …

It has become increasingly and widely recognised that bacteria do not exist as solitary cells,
but are colonial organisms that exploit elaborate systems of intercellular communication to …

Quorum sensing (QS) and quorum quenching (QQ) are increasingly reported in biological
wastewater treatment processes because of their inherent roles in biofilm development …