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The latest findings on chemical communication among bacteria and potential areas for future research.Includes four sections that address cell-cell signaling during development and DNA exchange; signaling in relationship to humans, animals, and plants; production and detection of chemical signals; and eukaryotic quorum sensing. Presents new discoveries, including the structures of three bacterial signal synthases, signal receptors, mechanisms of signal transduction, pathways, and the expression of target genes. Provides a comprehensive overview of signal synthesis, detection, and its impacts on bacterial behavior.This title is published by the American Society of Microbiology Press and distributed by Taylor and Francis in rest of world territories.
Contents
Table of ContentsI. Cell-Cell Signaling during Development and DNA Exchange1. Intercompartmental Signal Transduction during Sporulation in Bacillus subtilis, David Z. Rudner and Thierry Doan2. Extracellular Peptide Signaling and Quorum Responses in Development, Self-Recognition, and Horizontal Gene Transfer in Bacillus subtilis, Jennifer M. Auchtung and Alan D. Grossman3. New Insights into Pheromone Control and Response in Enterococcus faecalis pCF10, Heather A. H. Haemig and Gary M. Dunny4. C-Signal Control of Aggregation and Sporulation, Dale Kaiser5. The Dif Chemosensory System Is Required for S Motility, Biofilm Formation, Chemotaxis, and Development in Myxococcus xanthus, Lawrence J. Shimkets6. Heterocyst Development and Pattern Formation, M. Ramona Aldea, Krithika Kumar, and James W. Golden7. Diverse Cell-Cell Signaling Molecules Control Formation of Aerial Hyphae and Secondary Metabolism in Streptomycetes, Joanne M. Willey and Justin R. Nodwell8. Metabolites as Intercellular Signals for Regulation of Community-Level Traits, Russell D. Monds and George A. O'TooleII. Cell-Cell Signaling in Mutualistic and Pathogenic Associations with Humans, Animals, and Plants9. LuxR-Type Proteins in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Quorum Sensing: Distinct Mechanisms with Global Implications, Martin Schuster and E. P. Greenberg 10. Quorum Sensing in Vibrio cholerae Pathogenesis, Fiona R. Stirling, Zhi Liu, and Jun Zhu11. Signal Integration and Virulence Gene Regulation in Staphylococcus aureus, Edward Geisinger and Richard P. Novick12. Quorum Sensing in the Soft-Rot Erwinias, Sarah J. Coulthurst, Rita E. Monson, and George P. C. Salmond13. Role of Quorum-Sensing Regulation in Pathogenesis of Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii, Susanne B. von Bodman, Aurelien L. Carlier, and Ann M. Stevens14. Cell-to-Cell Communication in Rhizobia: Quorum Sensing and Plant Signaling, J. Allan Downie and Juan E. Gonzalez15. Quorum Signaling and Symbiosis in the Marine Luminous Bacterium Vibrio fischeri, E. V. Stabb, A. Schaefer, J. L. Bose, and E. G. Ruby16. Acylated Homoserine Lactone Signaling in Marine Bacterial Systems, Elisha M. Cicirelli, Holly Williamson, Karen Tait, and Clay FuquaIII. Production, Detection, and Quenching of Chemical Signals17. Acyl-Homoserine Lactone Biosynthesis: Structure and Mechanism, Mair E. A. Churchill and Jake P. Herman18. Cell-Cell Signaling within Crown Gall Tumors, Stephen C. Winans19. A New Look at Secondary Metabolites, Michael G. Surette and Julian Davies20. Signal Integration in the Vibrio harveyi and Vibrio cholerae Quorum-Sensing Circuits, Brian Hammer and Bonnie L. Bassler21. Signal Trafficking with Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicles, Lauren Mashburn-Warren and Marvin Whiteley22. Cooperative Regulation of Competence Development in Streptococcus pneumoniae: Cell-to-Cell Signaling via a Peptide Pheromone and an Alternative Sigma Factor, Marco R. Oggioni and Donald A. Morrison23. The A Factor Regulatory Cascade That Triggers Secondary Metabolism and Morphological Differentiation in Streptomyces, Sueharu Horinouchi24. Quorum Quenching: Impact and Mechanisms, Lian-Hui Wang, Yi-Hu Dong, and Lian-Hui Zhang25. Quorum-Sensing Inhibition, Staffan Kjelleberg, Diane McDougald, Thomas Bovbjerg Rasmussen, and Michael GivskovIV. Eukaryotic Quorum Sensing and Interactions with Quorum-Sensing Bacteria26. Interdomain Cross Talk, Carla Cugini, Roberto Kolter, and Deborah A. Hogan27. Intercellular Signaling by Rhomboids in Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes, Matthew Freeman and Philip Rather28. Quorum Sensing in Fungi, Claire C. Tseng and Gerald R. Fink29. Quorum Sensing in Rotifers, Julia Kubanek and Terry W. Snell30. "Quorum Sensing" in Honeybees: Pheromone Regulation of Division of Labor, Yves Le Conte, Zachary Huang, and Gene E. Robinson
