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diffusion sensing: a standalone construct

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Microbiology

the proposal that bacteria release signaling molecules to detect how fast secreted products diffuse away, an alternative reading of quorum sensing.

In microbiology, diffusion sensing refers to the proposal that bacteria release signaling molecules to detect how fast secreted products diffuse away, an alternative reading of quorum sensing. This meaning comes from Redfield (2002) in Trends in Microbiology.[1]

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diffusion6 fields · 12 citationsjingle · one name, six constructsefficiency sensing1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructquorum sensing1 fields · 3 citationsanchor · a standalone construct

References

  1. Redfield, R. (2002). Is quorum sensing a side effect of diffusion sensing? Trends in Microbiology, 10(8), 365-370. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0966-842x(02)02400-9

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