Microbiology: Principles and Explorations 9th Edition

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 1-11874-316-4
ISBN 13: 978-1-11874-316-4

Chapter 6 - Growth and Culturing of Bacteria - Self Quiz - Page 178: 20

Answer

(a)

Work Step by Step

During quorum sensing, bacteria sense their population density by the secretion of inducer molecules that become effective when a sufficient amount is secreted. Quorum sensing results in the production of biofilms.
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