Abstract
Bacterial infection of plants often depends on the exchange of quorum sensing signals between nearby bacterial cells. It is now evident that plants, in turn, 'listen' to these bacterial signals and respond in sophisticated ways to the information. Plants also secrete compounds that mimic the bacterial signals and thereby confuse quorum sensing regulation in bacteria.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 429-433 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Current Opinion in Plant Biology |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2004 |