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Quorum Sensing Regulated Swarming Motility and Migratory Behavior in Bacteria

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Implication of Quorum Sensing System in Biofilm Formation and Virulence

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Bacteria produce and sense chemical signal molecules, communicate with closet neighbors. Chemical signals are diverse and comprise cyclic and linear peptides, short and long chain γ-quinolones, N-acyl-homoserine lactones (AHL) and unsaturated fatty acids. These signaling molecules are collectively called autoinducers. Certain signals are readily diffusible small molecules, while others are hydrophobic and can be vesicle or membrane -associated. Several chemical signals are vastly genus or species specific, while LuxS gene product furanosyl borate diester, a more universally synthesized and recognized molecule. It is assumed that bacteria use these auto inducer molecules not only to identify their neighbors and cell density, but also to govern some aspects of their environment, such as confinement and diffusion. In a broad sense, quorum sensing allows harmonization of cell density wide activities, together with virulence factor production, biofilm dynamics, bioluminescence and swarming motility on surfaces. Swarming motility is a flagella-driven movement of bacterial cells through it can spread as a biofilm over a surface. Different chemical signals produced either by bacteria (AHL) may persuade the QS regulated swarming activities in bacteria. This review emphasizes the role of AHL and other low-molecular-mass signal molecules involvement of in swarming motility of bacteria.

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Pallaval Veera Bramhachari, Yugandhar, N.M., Prathyusha, A.M.V.N., Mohana Sheela, G., Naravula, J., Venkateswarlu, N. (2018). Quorum Sensing Regulated Swarming Motility and Migratory Behavior in Bacteria. In: Pallaval Veera Bramhachari (eds) Implication of Quorum Sensing System in Biofilm Formation and Virulence. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2429-1_5

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