Cross-species quorum sensing in bacteria is mediated by a small molecule autoinducer, AI-2. It has now been demonstrated that AI-2–mediated signaling can be sabotaged by bacteria that degrade AI-2.
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Novick, R. Interrupters on the bacterial party line. Nat Chem Biol 1, 321–322 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio1105-321
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