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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 7, Issue:5, May, 2018

PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2018.7(5): 165-172
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.705.021


Quorum Sensing: Survival Strategy of Microbes
Vandita kohli1, Saima Rehman2, Srinu Rathlavath3 and Deepak Aggarwal4
1Quality Control Laboratory, Department of Post-Harvest Technology, ICAR- Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), Mumbai-400061, India
2Marine Biotechnology DivisionMadras Research Centre of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu-600028, India
3College of Fisheries Science, Pebbair, Wanaparthy, Telangana-509104, India
4College of Fisheries Science, Birsa Agriculture University,Ranchi, Jharkhand-834006, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

Sounds strange that bacteria can talk to each other, though not verbally like humans but with the help of chemical signals which bacteria produce by forming biofilm, producing virulence factors or developing antibiotic resistance. The process starts only when the bacterial cell reach a threshold density enough to produce signals which can be detected by the receptors. This unique communication system is very specific to every bacteria and therefore a clear understanding of the quorum sensing mechanism of bacteria helps in developing various techniques for combating the attack of deadly pathogens, production of antibiotics and also using quorum sensing in different sectors of microbiology.


Keywords: Quorum sensing, Survival strategy, Microbes

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Vandita Kohli, Saima Rehman, Srinu Rathlavath and Deepak Aggarwal. 2018. Quorum Sensing: Survival Strategy of Microbes.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 7(5): 165-172. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2018.705.021
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