Ahator, Stephen Dela; Sagar, Sadhanna; Zhu, Minya; Wang, Jianhe; Zhang, Lian-Hui (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-14)
Quorum sensing (QS) coordinates bacterial communication and cooperation essential for virulence and dominance in polymicrobial settings. QS also regulates the CRISPR-Cas system for targeted defense against parasitic genomes from phages and horizontal gene transfer. Although the QS and CRISPR-Cas systems are vital for bacterial survival, they undergo frequent selection in response to biotic and abiotic ...