Definition for Difference between revisions of "Quorum sensing"
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| + | 2) When many bacteria gather in one place, enough to form a “quorum” as in the number of members needed to vote on an issue in parliamentary procedure, they are able to communicate with one another via chemical messages, or “quorum sensing”. | ||
Latest revision as of 11:24, 12 October 2017
1) A mechanism by which prokaryotic cells are able communicate when they reach a critical population size.
2) When many bacteria gather in one place, enough to form a “quorum” as in the number of members needed to vote on an issue in parliamentary procedure, they are able to communicate with one another via chemical messages, or “quorum sensing”.