The State of the Union Is Strong: a Review of ASM's 6th Conference on Cell-Cell Communication in Bacteria

Abstract

The 6th American Society for Microbiology Conference on Cell-Cell Communication in Bacteria convened from 16 to 19 October 2017 in Athens, GA. In this minireview, we highlight some of the research presented at that meeting that addresses central questions emerging in the field, including the following questions. How are cell-cell communication circuits designed to generate responses? Where are bacteria communicating? Finally, why are bacteria engaging in such behaviors?

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jul 15, 2018
Source ID
10.1128/jb.00291-18

Entities

People

  • Brian K. Hammer
  • Helen Blackwell
  • Sam P Brown

Organizations

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Georgia Tech
  • Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
  • Human Frontier Science Program
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Science Foundation
  • Office of Naval Research
  • Simons Foundation
  • United States – Israel Binational Science Foundation
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Computer Networking
  • Microbial Pathology