Bacteria Floc, but Do They Flock? Insights from Population Interaction Models of Quorum Sensing
Abstract
Our modeling efforts show how cell density can affect chemotaxis; they help to explain the roots of subgroup formation in bacterial populations. Our work also reinforces the notion that bacterial mechanisms are at times exhibited in higher-order organisms.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jun 25, 2019
- Source ID
- 10.1128/mbio.00972-19
Entities
People
- Hana Ueda
- Konstantina Trivisa
- Kristina Stephens
- William E. Bentley
Organizations
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency
- National Institutes of Health
- National Science Foundation
- University of Maryland