Bacterial Communication in Foods

It is generally assumed that microorganisms synthesize, release, detect and respond to small signaling hormone-like molecules. These molecules are used for a process termed quorum sensing (QS), a phenomenon that enables bacteria to sense when the minimal number of cells, or quorum, is achieved f...

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Main Authors: Gobbetti, Marco. (Author), Di Cagno, Raffaella. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Series:SpringerBriefs in Food, Health, and Nutrition
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5656-8