Microcensus in Bacteria (IMAGE)
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Bacteria can determine the total number of a population, an ability also known as quorum sensing (left). A "pump probe system" enables Bacillus subtilis to determine the quantitative proportions of different groups (right). These systems are widely distributed in Gram-positive bacteria, but also occur in viruses and mobile genetic elements.
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MPI f. Terrestrial Microbiology/ Bischofs
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