Abstract
Quorum sensing is a cell-to-cell communication process. This microbial communication process depends on the cell number density. Candida albicans is one of the most commonly studied fungi for quorum sensing. It has been observed that farnesol (quorum sensing molecules) control this communication system. Moreover, aromatic alcohol tyrosol was identified as another fungal quorum sensing molecule in C. albicans. This chapter details the fungal quorum sensing system, quorum sensing molecules controlling growth, biofilm formation, and morphogenesis. Additionally, the chapter also focuses on other fungal quorum sensing mechanisms (including endophytic fungi) and sheds new light on the fungal kingdom.
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Mondal, S., Majumdar, S. (2019). The Bull Effect of Endophytic Fungi: An Approach with Quorum Sensing. In: Singh, B. (eds) Advances in Endophytic Fungal Research. Fungal Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03589-1_8
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