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Cholera
Studies from Princeton University, Department of Molecular Biology yield new information about cholera
March 15th, 2007
Current study results from the report, "The small nucleoid protein Fis is involved in Vibrio cholerae quorum sensing," have been published. According to a study from the United States, "Quorum sensing is a process of cell-cell communication that bacteria use to relay information to one another about the cell density and species composition of the bacterial community. Quorum sensing involves the production, secretion and population-wide detection of small signalling molecules called autoinducers." "This process allows bacteria to synchronize group behaviours and act as multicellular units. The human pathogen, Vibrio cholerae, uses quorum sensing to co-ordinate...
Source: FDA Law Weekly (2007-03-15)
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