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Trends Microbiol

Title:		Do bacteria need to communicate with each other for growth?
Author(s):		Kaprelyants AS; Kell DB;
Address:		"Bakh Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia"
Journal Title:		Trends Microbiol
Year:		1996
Volume:		4
Issue:		6
Page Number:		237 - 242
DOI:		10.1016/0966-842X(96)10035-4
ISSN/ISBN:		0966-842X (Print) 0966-842X (Linking)
Abstract:		"It is usually assumed that most prokaryotes, when given appropriate nutrients, can grow and divide in the absence of other cells of the same species. However, recent studies have suggested that, for growth, prokaryotes need to communicate with each other using signalling molecules, and a variety of 'eukaryotic' hormones have been shown to stimulate bacterial growth. These observations have important implications for our understanding of bacterial pathogenicity"
Keywords:		Animals Bacteria/*growth & development/pathogenicity *Bacterial Physiological Phenomena Cell Division/drug effects/physiology Hormones/pharmacology Pheromones/pharmacology Signal Transduction/physiology Virulence;
Notes:		"MedlineKaprelyants, A S Kell, D B eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review England 1996/06/01 Trends Microbiol. 1996 Jun; 4(6):237-42. doi: 10.1016/0966-842X(96)10035-4"