Influence of the Hydrodynamic Environment on Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms
Open Access
- 15 November 2007
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 189 (22), 8357-8360
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.01040-07
Abstract
We provide experimental and modeling evidence that the hydrodynamic environment can impact quorum sensing (QS) in a Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm. The amount of biofilm biomass required for full QS induction of the population increased as the flow rate increased.Keywords
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