Bacterial Communication in Foods

• 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
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Food science.; Microbiology.; Bacteriology.; Food Science.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5656-8

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...

Table of Contents:

• 1. The Language
• 2. The Phenotypes
• 3. The Behavior in Foods
• 4. The Probiotic Message
• 5. The New Perspective.