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Nature Chemical Biology 4, 452 - 454 (2008)
doi:10.1038/nchembio0808-452

Deciphering a protolanguage for bacteria–host communication

Andrew G Palmer1 & Helen E Blackwell1

  1. Andrew G. Palmer and Helen E. Blackwell are in the Department of Chemistry, 1101 University Avenue, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
    e-mail: blackwell@chem.wisc.edu

Many of the phenotypes shown by bacteria at high population densities are only beneficial when they are associated with eukaryotic hosts. A new study confirms that some bacteria may couple quorum sensing to host-derived signals to refine such interactions.

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