Plant responses to bacterial quorum sensing signals

Wolfgang D. Bauer*, Ulrike Mathesius

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    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 languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)429-433
    Number of pages5
    JournalCurrent Opinion in Plant Biology
    Volume7
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Aug 2004

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