An autoinducer (AI), otherwise called a
In pharmacology, the term autoinducer also refers to a compound that induces the enzymes responsible for its own metabolism.
One common type of phermonal autoinducer is an acyl homoserine lactone (AHL), which is used in "
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Détection du quorum — La détection du quorum (quorum sensing en anglais) est un ensemble de mécanismes régulateurs qui contrôlent l expression coordonnée de certains gènes bactériens au sein d une même population bactérienne. Sommaire 1 Histoire de la découverte de la … Wikipédia en Français
Quorum sensing — Als Quorum sensing wird die Fähigkeit von Einzellern bezeichnet, über chemische Kommunikation die Zelldichte der Population messen zu können. Sie erlaubt es den Zellen einer Suspension bestimmte Gene nur dann zu aktivieren, wenn eine bestimmte… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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N-Acyl homoserine lactone — General chemical structure of an N acyl homoserine lactone N Acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs or N AHLs) are a class of signaling molecules involved in bacterial quorum sensing. Quorum sensing is a method of communication between bacteria that… … Wikipedia
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