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. 2023:1404:65-75.
doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-22997-8_4.

Motility Control as a Possible Link Between Quorum Sensing to Surface Attachment in Vibrio Species

Sandra Sanchez  1 , Wai-Leung Ng  2
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Motility Control as a Possible Link Between Quorum Sensing to Surface Attachment in Vibrio Species

Sandra Sanchez et al. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023.

Abstract

In this chapter, we discuss motility control as a possible link between quorum sensing (QS) to surface attachment in Vibrio species. QS regulates a variety of behaviors that are important for the life cycle of many bacterial species, including virulence factor production, biofilm formation, or metabolic homeostasis. Therefore, without QS, many species of bacteria cannot survive in their natural environments. Here, we summarize several QS systems in different Vibrio species and discuss some of emerging features that suggest QS is intimately connected to motility control. Finally, we speculate the connection between motility and QS is critical for Vibrio species to detect solid surfaces for surface attachment.

Keywords: Quorum sensing; Vibrio cholerae.

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