Quorum Sensing (IMAGE)

University of Washington School of Medicine/UW Medicine

Quorum Sensing

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Greenberg was recognized for work involving 'quorum sensing,' in which bacteria signal each other and work cooperatively, as with these marine luminescent bacteria, which congregate in numbers sufficient to emit a glow visible to the naked eye.

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Courtesy of Peter Greenberg.

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